Secret Woodlands May It Be

Owwwww. Cinaed was promptly distracted from his mother and why they were being called out by a bite on his tail, causing him to turn with an annoyed growl, crouching down as he nipped at his sister, trying to get her to release her hold so he could properly take her down, eyes narrowed as one of his paws lifted to try and bat at her head to help with his efforts of freeing himself from her terroristic grasp until his mother drew his attention once more, warning them to play nicely to which he offered a soft nod before turning his attention back to the problem at hand.

He continued more to focus on the fight with his sister through the words he didn’t understand until he heard his name, his attention snapping back to his father as he began to trot over to him, his head tilted curiously to the side, wondering just why his name was being said to a group of strangers gathered in front of them… Family. They were his family? Tail wagging as his mother mentioned them possibly playing with them, looking out for them. He still didn’t say a word, blinking lightly as before he started to move alongside his parents, casting curious glances at Bane and Nios whose fur looked an awful lot like his and dad’s.

Sorry for holding this up guys :c @Enia is up next!

   

Success! Her teeth snapped around Cináed's stubby tail, biting down triumphantly. His yelp only made the victory greater, a jubilant snarl rising from the back of her throat. As he reached back towards her she tugged on the tail, shying away from his nipping teeth and giving her prize a shake for good measure. Then the voice rang down from above, a reprimand veiled in pretty packaging. Flair groaned, flattening back her ears and giving the tail another tug. Her brother's paw slapped her nose and she winced, but she wouldn't let go, she wouldn't! Another voice rumbled suddenly and she immediately released her grip, ducking her head and glancing up shyly, the last thing she wanted was to incur her father's wrath. With a loud thump, the fiery pup slumped into a seat, frowning at the ground. She was never allowed any fun. Instead she had to play nice, while the grown-ups talked. Talk, talk, talk, they never did anything else. She glanced out at the gathering, recognizing the lighter woman, but not the two darker wolves, not that she really cared. Her name was mentioned and she perked up a little, glancing between her parents. Family, her dad said. She furrowed her brow. Honestly, she felt like she had family enough, but her mother promised playtime, and that at least sounded good. Suddenly they were moving, trotting through the thicket in a tight little group. Flair's mood rapidly shifted, eyes opening wide as she looked around at the tall trees and curling bramble, she'd never been this far away from the den before. Around her were her siblings and parents, along with the rest of her family. It still seemed strange to the young girl, but she figured she might as well test these potential playmates out and see. So she fell back from those at the center of the group, gravitating towards one of the dark forms, the more brownish one with the orange eyes, he seemed more approachable. Looking up, she tried to fall in stride beside him, though his much larger size made it difficult, and after a while she stumbled, falling against his legs with a surprised yelp. Graceful as ever. Word count: 367 ”Speech”

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She never had to wait long for her mother to notice her, for her mother was generous with her affections. The large grin implanted on her face grew when her guardian's nose touched hers. Enia always cherished the time that her mother sectioned off for her, especially since Cinaed and Flair always needed attention due to their active nature. Luckily, their father had been taking care of that more recently and she was able to steal more attention from her mother. Today, however, there would be others that she would be around. It was not long before the others began to trickle in. There were so many of them and Nia almost did not know where to look. Safely, she remained next to her mother, knowing that no matter what, it would be the safest bet for her. The siblings' mother was quick to speak, the familiar sound of her voice a comfort to the young girl. She picked up on nice, though she assumed that was aimed mostly to her older siblings. The next word that caught her attention the most caused her nose to scrunch up in confusion. Move? Move where? She liked where they were right then and had no intentions of going anywhere. But she would not have a say in the matter, for they were soon off on an adventure to go see a different part of the world. The youngest of the Athesila siblings did her best to keep up, her small stubby legs moving at a fast pace to keep up with her mother, who she did not want to separate from.

He remained put in his placement, watching the children play and look over the lands around them even as Nios, Miccah and Nina came along. He would part his attention from the litter long enough to give them a silent greeting with a soft expression and wave of his tail. His eyes strayed from the little dark girl he now knew as 'Enia' by Miccah's greetings and then onto Aideen who followed in suit. Once his leader announced that they were to be taking the children to the communal den, Bane lifted up from his placement and began to follow in stride, keeping to the outskirts of the group although remaining close, as though to keep the children from leaving the circle and straying too far from their parent's sides. Enia had no problem keeping closely to her mother's side and after a moment or two he had captured the young boy scoping out both he and Nios curiously. A small smile touched Bane's expression although totally being taken off guard and stiffening by another one of the youngsters tripping and toppling into his limps. He nearly tripped, jumping up and out of the way to that he would not step on her. Her yelp had him worried, though by the look of her she only seemed just as startled as he had been. His smile returns, moving close enough to the girl to very gently touch his nose to her shoulder. "You okay, Flair?" He speaks her name hesitant, awaiting her word before they would continue on.