Wild Rye Fields Where the wild things are

AW! Pups now weigh 5-6 lbs.; the growth of adult hair around nose and eyes is now apparent, and their high-pitched howls gain strength and volume. Mothers may now leave den for hours to hunt. Play and dominance fights among siblings begin. At 1 month old, puppies fully enter their "toddler" stage. They are able to recognize and respond to their names and will, from this point onward, continue to expand their vocabulary. Simple commands and instruction can also be comprehended (ie. "Stop that," "No," "Come here.") and may be subject to repetition by echolalia and attempts to fully understand the word or phrase. At the end of this phase they should be able to complete two-word sentences (ie. "I eat" or "I go"). Estimated human age: 3 years old.

The slope leading out from the den was becoming easier and easier to conquer each day for the little Artemieva. The girl often left her brother @Nikolai behind in the den before he made his way out. Today was no different, Vasilisa made her way out of the den and into the sun light. A golden sea of rye was splayed out in front of her, beckoning her. With a lopsided smile the tawny girl let out a happy yip and toddled towards the grass. The golden stalks stood way taller than she did but that didn't deter her. With puppy blue eyes full of wonder Vasi entered the sea taking in all its wonders. Her small coal nose tracked along the soil taking in anything and everything that intrigued her.

While she originally had been dreading the arrival of Adelayde's liter, as the twins aged - day by day - Jessie found a small smile growing on her lips at the sight of them. The woman was not sure if everyone else held her sentiment, but Jessie felt it was better to approach the situation with a positive attitude, with hopes that others would do that same. The Rye Queen was headed back from her round of the borders, having observed the outside area for an update on the movement of coyotes in the area. She was headed back in with the intentions of checking in on the pack caches and coming up with a game plan for how they were going to refill them. She paused, however, when light, uncoordinated pawsteps caught her attention. Emerald eyes turned to a moving part of the Rye Field, when a flash of tawny caught her eye. Eyebrow arching up, the mother inhaled sharply, shaking her head as a small smile twitched on her lips. Her voice held no animosity to it when she spoke, "Lisa, what are up to?" The girl wasn't in trouble, Jessie just wanted to ensure that she was not headed outside of the borders.

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Everything was so exciting! Beautiful shades of gold and browns filled the girls still developing eye sight. Oversized brown paws padded along knocking over stocks of rye as she went. It shouldn't have been a surprise that someone had spotted her but Vasilisa didnt quite posses that concept just yet. So when a voiced called out her name she jumped a little. She spun to see a woman that was the size of her mother but wasn't her mother. Blue eyes looked up at the sliver and black woman with confusion before another goof lopsided grin formed on her tiny maw. "I - I sspores" She said with pride. Her tail wagged behind her ferociously causing her back end to wave back and forth. "You spores? Vasi asked hoping that the big would explore with her.

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A small smile formed at the corners of the Rye Queen's lips as the child started at her voice. It was not Jessie's intention to startle her, but the mother often forgot that a pup's spatial awareness was much different than that of their elders. Much more reason for her not to go outside the territory lines. The tawny girl was cute and would no doubt be beautiful when she came of age. @Laike would certainly have his paws full when the time came and she was sure the parents already did. Emerald eyes crinkled in delight at the girl's words. "Of course, where would you like to go?" The Tainn woman would accompany the girl. It would do well to spend time with the child and ensure that she stayed within the bounds of the territory, just in case there were any coyotes that grew the courage to get close to their borders.

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A gleeful yip of pure happiness fell from the girl's creamy maw when the salt and pepper big said she would splore with her. All four tawny paws stamped up and down with excitement. The Artemieva pup thought for a moment when she was asked where she wanted to go. "Uh dis way" she exclaimed as she bounded off in a random direction. Vasi allowed all the new scents to flood her senses as she kept her coal nose to the ground. She glanced over her shoulder to make sure the big was following. Denim blue eyes caught sight of her giving her the confidence to keep going. The tawny pup stopped abruptly, her head jerking up her sight stuck on the grey fluff that darted from behind a rock. "What tat?" The girl questioned her attention still on the tiny creature having no idea what it was.

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Jessie was glad to see that the child was enjoying their time outside of the den. It was refreshing to see such unhindered curiousity and happiness. The Rye Queen followed behind the tawny child quietly, watching as she took in the world around her. Jessie's focused was snatched by something else nearby though. She smelt it before she saw it, mouth watering in anticipation as her gaze traveled across the golden rye to pinpoint where the prey was exactly. The monochrome woman's grey ears were perked forwards eyes darting towards the rock where her prey desperately took cover for. Vasilisa's voice echoed in the back of her mind. It would be a quick question to answer after she took care of this. In this case, Jessie used her speed to her advantage in order to gain distance on her prey. It was a quick and easy battle, with the open field giving her an easy advantage. The pepper-and-salt colored alpha soon had the grey pelted catch firmly clenched within her jaws and was trotting back towards her second's daughter. Dropping the prey in front of her, the mother took a seat, emerald eyes thoughtful, "This is a hare. We hunt them and if we don't get them right away we store it away for later." While Lisa was young, she would eventually need to learn about this, if she hadn't already.

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As quickly as it appeared the grey fluff was gone again and not only was it gone but so was the big that was with her! A whine fell from the child's maw in protest to Jessie's hunt. Just where did she think she was going? Vasi wanted to go too!


Before the pup could come back, the Rye alpha was back with the fluffy grey thing in her mouth. Stopping short Vasilisa looked up in awe as the hare was placed in front of her. Once it was on the ground Vasi began to sniff at it as Jessie explained what it was. "Uh - ha - air?" She tried to repeat her brows furrowing in frustration knowing that was not how it was supposed to be said. Little did the child know she would soon become very well versed able to say just about everything right.

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It was close enough and Jessie was sure that in no time Lisa would be spurting out sentences a mile a minute. She smiled down at the child, pleased with their discovery. Nodding her head, the mother's voice was soft, "Yes, exactly. A hare. Wanna try?" The Rye Queen ripped off a piece of the prey and offered it to the tawny child in front of her. The rest was for herself but the Tainn first wanted to see if Vasilisa had a taste for the meat presented to her. Of course, every wolf had their preferences and Jessie was not really a hare lover herself - but when times were tough, anyone would be happy with whatever they could get by with.

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Vasi's own disappointment quickly melted away was Jessie reassured her that she had in fact said it right. A wide smile beamed from the child's maw until the salt and pepper woman asked if she wanted to try. "Try?" the girl asked her head tilting to the side? Try it how? As in eat? She only ate milk from her mama. That's what everyone ate right?

The larger woman tore a leg off of the furry animal and set it down in front of the child. Curiously Vasi sniffed at it. It didnt smell as yummy as her mama's milk but she guessed it smelted kinda good. Completely unsure of the whole thing she stuck her tongue out as she looked the leg. Slowly she bent down closer to it allowing her tongue to touch it. It felt funny on her tongue, warm like milk but different. She then tentatively opened her mouth and closed it around the meat. She tried to take a bite but the texture was too foreign for her to actually go through with it. Her maw scrunched up revealing her pearly while milk teeth as she sat back on her haunches and pawed at the leg.

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The Rye Queen did her best to smile and nod her head in encouragement. She wanted to teach the younger ones what she knew because eventually there would be a day where she wouldn't be around to do that anymore. The monochrome woman felt something in her warm when Lisa approached the piece of meat Jessie pulled off. The mother's tail wagged behind her. It was a sight to see, little Vaslisa trying the hare, curious as to what it had to offer. It was a no-go, however, for the young girl, who seemed to have decided that the hare was not quite up her alley. This was fine. The children would no doubt acquire their taste for what they liked eventually. But if push came to shove then a wolf would eat anything that was offered to them at their lowest point. Wanting some for herself, Jessie bent town to take a few bites herself, emerald eyes looking over the tawny child in front of her. With a hopeful smile on her face, and chin now blood-stained, Jessie spoke, "See? Not so bad."

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