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@Enia <3

Despite his calm demeanor, and his quiet presence in any crowd, Cináed was far from well-behaved… it wasn’t that he was misbehaved – he was a pup and he did pup-like things like wandering too far from the den to explore and learn about the world he’d been so rudely thrust into without any real warning… he hadn’t gone too far, just into the tree line around the den, looking and sniffing about as he tried to trade different scents that his sniffer picked out, ocean blue eyes locked on a particularly interesting leaf on the ground, one that he must have tackled and pounced on at least three or four times by now…

His ears were perked, tail wagging furiously as he continued to bat at the leaf, deciding it was his friend and that he might keep it, as long as he could keep it away from Flair… sometimes he thought that if he had something, Flair would want it just so he couldn’t have it! Well, that wouldn’t do, now would it? No, this was his friend..! It didn’t say much like him, just kinda left out a ruffle-y noise when he pounced on it… that was a good sign, right?

The ebony-coated pup didn’t know much, other than that he liked what was his, and he really liked wrestling around, whether it was with a leaf or with one of his sisters, it didn’t particularly matter to him… not to say he had to constantly be wrestling in the dirt… it was just fun.

It was not often she ever got to have fun outside of the pack den. Enia was always worried that Cin and Flair would start fighting and then she would have to get involved and go find their mother. She never liked it when her siblings started fighting and she usually stuck to the sidelines, trying to hash it out between them. Sometimes, it would work, but other times she thought it just made the situation worse. It did not stop her, however, from following her brother when she saw him leave. Her tail wagged excitedly behind her as she watched him, her stubby legs moving quickly to try and catch up with him. It was so hard moving through the area and it took forever for her to catch up with Cinaed.

By the time she got to where her brother had stopped she was panting in excitement and from the effort it took to get to him. A wide smile overtook her dark features as she looked to see what he was doing. A flat thing was lying on the ground and Enia could see why her brother was so fascinated by it. Scrambling up to him, she spoke, "Cinaaa, wassat?" Her ears twitched forward curiously, eyes wide as she looked towards her brother.

@Enia <3

The young pup continued to battle with his new friend, not aware of his sister’s presence near him until she spoke up, his head snapping up, alert and on edge until he saw that it was, in fact, his darker colored sister Enia, and not the sister he was worried about stealing his friend. A smile lulled across his features as he poked it with his nose. “Fwiend!” It was a low and quiet tone – Cináed never really did say much, even when he was bustling around with excitement, even when his tail was wagging fiercely behind his ebony rump.

He poked it with its paw again, knowing it was probably too shy to give an introduction just like him, but with another soft nudge he heard the soft rustling again. His friend had spoken! Just because he couldn’t understand what it was saying, didn’t mean it hadn’t just said words to them! His friend was smart! “It ma fwiend!” He repeated with a more serious voice, looking over his shoulder for his sister. There was an evident rivalry and rift between the two siblings already, Flair and himself constantly fighting, Enia trying to keep them from fighting… a handful for the mother father duo that was left to rear the cubs as well as the rest of the pack no doubt. “Dun tell Fwair!”

Her brother was quick to respond and Enia's eyes narrowed in confusion at the prospect of that thing being his friend. It certainly did not look like them and it did not speak up to her as any of their pack mates would when they were around. Cocking her head to the side in curiosity, she did not argue, nose twitching. Nia dared to venture closer, a small giggle passing her lips when the inevitable was mentioned by Cin. Of course he would want to keep their feisty sister away from his new friend. No doubt she would be sure to eliminate any competition she held with her brother. She responded quietly, “Otay, Cin. It be our seret.” She smiled happily, rump moving back and forth. She sniffed at the inanimate object, baby blue eyes turning back up towards her brother. Her voice was curious when she asked her next question, “Wassit's name?” Enia's tongue lulled out of her mouth, excited at the prospect of spending this time with her brother and keeping it from their crazy sister. The dark pup peered down at the leaf, her eyes wide. She was not getting a response from it and her eyebrows drew together, confused with the prospect that it was not responding to her request. Huffing silently, she plopped down huffing at it silently. It wasn't fair.

(This post was last modified: Jul 20, 2016, 02:12 AM by Enia.)

There was a soft huff of relief when his sister promised it would be their secret, his tail wagging furiously as he gave a light nudge to the leaf with his nose, trying to encourage it to not be shy… it was why like he was, and that was why they were friends, right? Enia directed her question towards him as Cin put that crooked smile back on his face. “Isname is crnkle.” Cináed tried to explain the name of his friend with attempting to sound out the rustling the leaf made when it was pounced on, though his pronunciation was far from accurate.

“Is jus’ shy.” He tried his best to offer when his sister plopped down with a huff, nudging the leaf towards her to try and get it to interact. “Wun’t say much.” He continued as he also sat down, noting his friend and his sister. They just needed to get along! He still glanced over his shoulder on occasion to watch out for his little sister, though he did not see her around, his nose wrinkling slightly as his tail pounded lightly against the earth in a form of a wag. “S’okay, dun’t be shy.” He whispered to it lightly with wide eyes before looking back to his sister.

Hmmmn, maybe she should make the first move, shake its tiny little paw or something. Or maybe his friend was intimidated by his sister? Maybe that was it, but it had nothing to be worried about, this wasn’t Flair!

This was such a welcome change. Whenever Cin and Flair were together they completely ignored her. Flair was too busy trying to annoy her older brother and Cin was consumed with trying to defend himself to even spare her a glance. The attention was something that Enia could definitely get use to. She beamed at her brother, pearly whites a stark contrast in the darkness of the thickets. Crnkle was an odd name but the small girl would take it in stride. It was certainly not her place to place judgement upon the poor thing. When her brother spoke, the younger girl's eyes lit up with understanding. Maybe Nia could make her more comfortable and then it would talk to her! Giggling with this realization, Enia trotted closer, baby blues peering closer at Cinaed's friend. She spoke softer now, not wanting to frighten crnkle, “Is nice to meet you. M'name is 'nia.” She let out a soft giggle, looking towards her brother. “Cin, we play gaaame?” At the thought, Enia's tail began to wag. The youngest of the siblings always had to sit on the side lines while she had to watch Cin and Flair have all the fun. She thought that it was time for that to change.

There are several fresh rabbit tracks in the mud. Hunt Opportunity

@Enia - so sorry this took so long!

His sister was very kind to his friend, something that made him grin because he was certain that if it had been his other sister, he would have had to hide the poor thing away before she terrorized it like she did Cináed himself… he looked out for and protected his friends, because that was what mama and papa had been telling him, right? That they were all family? That family looked out for each other… that was what he’d started to believe, because it was what he saw around him… for the most part anyways. His pesky little sister didn’t seem to grasp the concept yet.

Enia drew his attention from his thoughts with a question, a light laugh to meet his sister’s soft giggle as his tail wagged faster and he nodded. “Yasss!” He agreed, wriggling his bum slightly before asking the very important question that came to his mind with her own question. “Whatcha wanna pway?” It was, of course, up to her. Wasn’t that the proper thing to do? To let the lady pick the game? He was pretty sure, and either way, it was the nice thing to do, and he really didn’t have a preference either way.

Wow, I suck. I'm so sorry.

Her brother was so kind to her. It was a welcome change from the way she witnessed Flair and Cinaed interacting. The little girl watched her brother with interest, knowing now that he would not be as cruel to her. A small smile touched her lips at this thought. Cin’s question, however, caught her off guard. The dark pup’s ears flattened on her head, a direct result of the knowledge that she truly did not know any games, at least not the ones her brother and sister played. Sitting on the side certainly had its down side. Curious eyes peaked at their new friend, ears twitching in thought. When her jaws parted, her voice was hesitant and unsure, “I no know! You pick!” The smile that was on her face returned after her piece was said. Surely, her brother would understand that she had never quite played with them and, therefore, never truly new any games that he liked to play.

(This post was last modified: Dec 21, 2016, 04:27 AM by Enia.)

@Enia - One more post from you and we can archive/fade with them playing since this thread is kinda old now?

It wasn’t that he tried to be mean to Flair… it was just that she was always starting something and dragging him into it, even if he didn’t want to get involved. She was the one being mean, all the time, and he was glad that Enia was not like their younger sister, because he wasn’t sure he could survive two Flairs walking around. He didn’t understand necessarily how his father expected him to protect her when she was the one always egging him on! Really, it seemed like backwards thinking and he was certain that Flair should get more scoldings from their parents.

He was quickly distracted from that train of thought, derailed by the choice he had to make, pondering it for a couple seconds before a grin cracked his face and he suggested a game he normally didn’t get to play because of Flair constantly being a brat, in his own opinion. “Wha ‘bout hidey seek?” He asked as his tail wagged fiercely. His friend didn’t like moving, so they wouldn’t be able to play but he was certain that Crnkle wouldn’t mind if he only played with his sister for right now. “One of us hides, and then one of us gotta seek! I can seek first!”