Hearthwood River Sound and Vision

When her mother had left the den that morning Oksana followed her. She wanted to know where the older Baranski went when she wasn't at the den. It had been a question that had been on her mind since she was old enough to notice her mother leaving the den. So she had trailed behind her not too close of course for fear her mother would send her back. Oksana didn't want to go back she wanted to see more of her home instead if just the clearing outside the den. She'd grown bored and was sure there was more to see and do.

Her little legs carried her through the forest of trees that were so much bigger than her, so big she almost fell over trying to see the tops of them. Her mother moved much faster than she did through the forest because she kept stumbling over her own feet or a root, anything that might be in her way and unnoticed. Soon Inna was out of sight leaving Oksana on her own and for a moment the tiny pup was sad until she heard a rustle of leaves. Perhaps it was a new friend or something to chase, whatever it was she wanted to investigate it.

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Risaela was many, many things. Some positive, some negative. But if there was anything that she was not, it would be ovine. Like one of the pups who followed every order as though they were sheep instead of wolves. And it wasn't so much a hardcore rebellious streak yet - it may not even develop into one in the future. The child just liked to do things her own way, and as long as she wasn't getting hurt, she figured she was pretty much fine.

She was feeling much better from her summertime cold, and she was right back to going on adventure after adventure again. This time, she remained within the pack's borders, especially in the hopes that she might be able to find a younger playmate to romp around with. The one she had in mind, in particular, was one specific little raven that had not too long ago been scared to leave the roost.

The tawny pup marched her way purposefully through the brush, not paying any mind to the massive trees overhead. She'd seen them before. They were old news, so to speak. She was no stranger to the concept of large and small, tall and short. Part of her disinterest in the subject had to do with her excessive amount of self-confidence, which did not allow her to fear things that even towered over her like that. She didn't feel intimidated.

Finding Oksana was easier than expected, and the silver-eyed pup waved her tail in excitement when she spotted her through some bushes. With the grace and subtlety of a bull in a china shop, Ris bolted forward through the undergrowth and ended up tumbling and landing on her rump before the younger pup.

"Sana!" she greeted, dropping a little lick on the puppy's nose and offering her a smile.

It was very disappointing for the tiny pup that she couldn't move her legs as fast as her mother to keep up with her. Oksana really wanted to know where her mother went when she wasn't at the den. What could her mother possibly be so much more exciting than being at the den with her? She wanted to call out to her mother but Inna didn't know that she was following her and the young Baranski worried she might be in trouble for doing so. She was left giving a little huff in her disappointment that she wasn't yet big enough. She hoped one day she would be able to find out what was so important to take her mother away from her.

It was the rustle of leaves that caught her attention next and worried that it may get be another of the adults. Would they tell her mother? Surly Ayti wouldn't tell her mother that he had found her this far from the den. Oksana wanted to find out what it was but this was much different than leaving the clearing the first time. She'd been with her mother, well behind her mother and all she'd need to do is call out and Inna would come. Oksana looked once more in the direction that her mother had gone in and let out a small whimper at last for her predicament.

Finally she reached out with her nose to see if she could smell what it was that had made the sound. There were so many smells though the dark girl wasn't sure if any of them belonged to what it was. Her tiny sides heaved as she realized she would just have to go in there and find out, see for herself what it was. However just as she was about to take that step into the bushes she heard another rustle of leaves before a gray furry ball rolled right out in front of her.

Oksana jumped back a little unsure of what it was until she finally saw the face of the gray furball just as she was given a lick on the nose. It was then she realized it was Rissy, if anyone could help her it was her friend. A tiny whine of excitement left the pup as her little stub of a tail wagged happily back forth behind her.

“Rissy!” She exclaimed in return before bounded toward her friend and pounced on her licking her face, “Sana happy see.” A sense of relief washed over the young Baranski as she wasn't alone in the forest anymore. “Where Rissy go?” She asked after she'd climbed off the older pup.

(This post was last modified: Jul 19, 2017, 02:29 AM by Oksana.)

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Well, Ris had not expected to just be bowled over by her companion. The action, however, was not unwelcomed. The tawny child rolled with the unexpected glomp, allowing the dark-furred girl to pin her and shower her with affection for a moment. Oksana, it appeared, was just as happy to see Ris as Ris was to see Oksana. Which was good, because apart from adventure, cuddles and love were the best things on the earth!

Then, her friend let her up. 'Sana happy see!' she chirruped, and Ris waved her tail joyously behind her. A soft whine escaped her, conveying without words that she was happy to see Sana, too. After all, Sana was one of her absolute favorite wolves on the face of the planet. She was pretty much awesome.

'Where Rissy go?'

It was an unusual question, and the grayish pup tipped her head to the side as she tried to decipher the meaning behind it. "Umm," she drawled thoughtfully, then broke out in a grin. "I go e-e-everywhere!" In her mind, that was the most accurate answer to it. Because she did go everywhere she possibly could all the time, so she wasn't sure how else to answer the question.

"W-w-w-w-wh-what 'bo-ut S-Sana? And N'i-nna?" she stuttered, tilting her head to the opposite side.

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She'd started to grow scared being among all the big trees by herself after her mother had left her sight. The tiny Baranski didn't know if she could find d her way back to the den and what if she got lost forever. Would her mother be able to find her? It was a stupid question, Inna would always find her Oksana knew her mother would. When the sounds turned out to be her friend Rissy the little cub couldn't help herself. She quickly let the bigger pup know exactly how happy she was to see her.

She even added emphasis when she finally Ally let her up and told her. She didn't need Rissy to say anything because Sana knew that Rissy was just as happy to see her. The Baranski returned a whine and even put her tiny paw in the air toward her friend.

When their greeting was over Oksana remembered that she was lost and needed help so she'd asked where Rissy was going. The answer wasn't what the pup was expecting and it cause her head canted to one side as she considered this answer before she spoke again.

“Sana go too? Mum go away,” she said looking in the direction her mother had disappeared.

She wanted to go everywhere who better to go with than her favorite friend? She watched and waited her little tail sweeping the dirt, a hopeful expression on her face. Surely Rissy would take her along to the everywhere place.

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Ris smirked when Oksana extended one of her tiny paws toward her, and she leaned down to nip playfully - and with the utmost carefulness, so as not to hurt the other child - at the outstretched appendage. She'd learned that play technique from Mace so long ago, but it had stuck with her to this day. She'd also learned the gentleness from playing with Theo for so long; he wasn't a big fan of rough-and-tumble playtime.

'Sana go too? Mum go away.' Already, the younger pup was a better speaker than Ris, but that wasn't what she was focused on at the moment. What she was so excited for was the fact that she was about to have an adventuring buddy! Her tail started to wag hard, and then she realized that Sana was worried about her mother's absence. She had to take care of that first.

"M-moms go 'way s'me-times," she tried to explain carefully, thinking hard. "B-but they a-awl-ways c'me ba-ack!" The child tried to sound reassuring, ears angled forward and silvery eyes trained on the younger pup.

Then she grinned happily, eager to get on with the adventure. She dropped into a play bow, tail wriggling furiously behind her. "S-Sana can g-g-g-oo," she drawled, so very happy that there was someone to go on a journey with. Maybe Oksana would turn out to be an adventuring partner in the future, as well. {b}"Where'd yo-you want-a go?"{b}

Her extended paw was rewarded with a playful nip which made the tiny Baranski smile. She hadn't gotten to play with the other pups much since she'd only just started leaving the den. Rissy had been there though and knew that if anyone could help her her friend could. The tawny pup was older than her so she had to know where she was and could show her where to go.

The question was where would they go, Oksana wanted to go wherever the older pup wanted to take her. She'd stuck around the den for much too long and it was time to explore so if she couldn't follow her mother she would go with Rissy. That of course didn't mean she wasn't still concerned with where her mother had gone.

Rissy must have known because she explained about moms, “She back later?” The pup asked confirming that she understood what her friend was trying to tell her. Oksana felt a little better and knew that what she'd been told had to be true.

A wide smile stretched across her tiny maw when she was told she could go with Rissy, “We go.” Where she didn't know since she didn't know the forest and what could he found there. So when Rissy asked Oksana shook her head until an idea came to her, “Best place Rissy know.” Surely the older pup would have a place that she liked best and maybe she would like it too.

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Oksana seemed to not quite understand her statement about mothers coming back. 'She back later?' Poor little pup's mom must not have left her before just this moment - at least that Sana would be aware of, considering the fact that Ris and Inna had gone on a quick little adventure into that cave with the dark water in it. She'd not be taking Oksana there today, for certain, because she wasn't prepared to swim after the younger child in the confines of the dark cave.

"N'inna will c-co-me ba-ack," she assured with a swift lick to the dark-pelted girl's ear, in an attempt to console whatever fears she had about being abandoned. Ris guessed that she had become more used to Kisla being gone quicker than most, because her mother was the leader of the pack, after all. It kind of made Risaela somewhat of the River Princess, like Lav and Lil Lil. But she didn't want to think too hard on that, because if it were the case, then Oksana would be the only one not a prince or princes out of all the pups. And that wouldn't be okay at all.

'Best place Rissy know.'

What was the best place Rissy knew? There were quite a few awesome places, and she'd take Oksana out to see the lake later on, but for now - the first adventure - she figured that they should probably play it a little safer. An image of a rainbow cast over a shallow spot in the river popped into Ris' mind, and she grinned toothily at the other kid. "I-I show raiiii-n'boww," she drawled, dropping into a play bow before turning to head off in the direction of the shallower parts of the river, taking glances back to make sure that the younger pup could keep up with her.

There had been plenty of times that her mother had disappeared from the den or been gone when she's awoken but she always reappeared quickly after. This time seemed different for the child since her mother had disappeared into the forest leaving her one her own. The whole reason she had been left was her fault entirely but she wanted to know where her mother would go. She asked Rissy to make sure she heard the older pup right, that Inna would be back, that her mother hadn't left for good. The image of her mother's dark figure walking away from her and disappearing into the forest was one she didn't want to see again.

Oksana nodded, “See mum later,” she said to show she understood this time and she nipped at her friend to show she wasn't so sad anymore. She knew her mother would come back and that she was okay. Now that she was assured Inna would be back Oksana turned her attention to where they should go for their adventure. She didn't have any idea and hope that Rissy could show her some places. She was sure the older pup knew if some place since she'd had more time to explore. So the tiny Baranski's suggestion was the best place that Rissy knew. How could she go wrong, her friend was smart and knew things.

Oksana waited to see where her friend might take her with her tail sweeping the ground behind her in anticipation for the fun they would have. Her tail moved faster when the grin appeared on Rissy’s face and then she said a word that Oksana didn't recognize. That didn't matter because, “Sana want see Raybow,” she stated happily. The tiny Baranski wanted to find out what the Raybow was especially if Rissy was that happy about it she thought it had to he something great.

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