Charred Ash Draw It comes and goes

I was thinking maybe the kids might want to pinch her meal out from under her nose? (Happens more often here than I'd like to admit). Tags for @Aquaria @Scorpius @Zale and @Arcus but AW

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Let the shadows fall behind you

Treyah had hardly slept the whole time the children had been missing. She was beside herself, a failure already before she's even really started. The exhaustion stayed with her once they were home, too afraid to close her eyes for long in case they slipped away again. She owed the mountain wolves, that much she knew without a doubt, but when she would get around to repaying them, well she wasn't quite sure.

Even now, as she fought to keep her eyes open, the broken body of a hare resting between her paws, she wasn't sure she could bring herself to eat. The oppressive heat was working it's magic, the children were squabbling playing within earshot, and they were well within the heart of the territory. She should have been fine with dropping her guard. She wasn't, but she could only fight her own body for so long. Her chin dipped towards her chest, eyelids growing heavier with every blink. She tried to shake it off and failed, head slipping to rest alongside her forgotten meal, the Tainn began to snore.

Forgiving who you are
For what you stand to gain

Zale generally stuck to his corner of the Draw, content with the life he had with his parents. That and being further out than the other kids let him sneak out more. Usually he pushed his luck by the borders but today he actually crept inland. Somewhere in the close distance he could hear chatter and maybe even other kids but there was something a bit more exciting. Some big lady was asleep with what looked like food (or maybe even a toy?) propped between her paws.

The Mizuno-Kersey boy knew better than to take what wasn't his - Mother and Father had instilled manners into him after all - but this seemed different. The big adult wasn't using it, so why couldn't he? This was a good ol' case of sharing!

Silently he crept closer before reaching out his pudgy neck as tiny sharp teeth gripped a hare's paw and slowly began to tug.

(This post was last modified: Aug 11, 2018, 01:17 PM by Zale.)

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Movement across her paws, the gentle insistent tug, it was enough to bring the Tainn's eyes to open a crack. At first she thought the black blob might be @Aquaria, but it quickly became evident that this was Nauja's boy. The edge of her lip quirked upwards, her paws drawing together ever so slightly as she reached out sleepily to gently grasp one of the hare's legs and give it a gentle tug, trying to entice the boy into a game with a quiet, playful growl bubbling at the back of her throat, knowing it would be all the more rewarding a prize if he felt he had properly earned it.

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OH DANG!

Zale had no clue she was still awake and so his eyes frantically widened as she tugged back, ears sweeping back against his crown. Although any fears of being in trouble were quickly wiped away by the playful sound he received back from her. He gave a grin -- the best he could as he held a hare's paw in his mouth -- and tugged back a bit firmer. A determined growl escaped him as his front end went down and his rear raised.

Over his back whipped his inky tail. Zale knew he was going to win. In fact, he had to! The boy could not recall losing once in his short life. Not to mention he couldn't wait to tell his mother and father all about how strong he was against one of the adults.

Granted it slipped past his child mind that he was stealing from the alpha.

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When the child tugged so forcefully, the leader allowed her grip to slip ever so slightly, and made a show of holding on as she slowly applied pressure backwards with another growl of her own. She tried to look concerned that she might lose her meal to a pup, but that wouldn't keep the silent laugh from shining behind her eyes, or the way they crinkled in the corner in an obvious smile. Truthfully, she was barely older than a child herself and this felt far more natural to her than patrolling the borders or giving out commands. There was a peace amongst the chaos of these children. She finally felt like just maybe, everything could be okay again.

Let the shadows fall behind you

(This post was last modified: Oct 10, 2018, 08:55 PM by Treyah.)

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Playing with her brother was only fun for so long. Eventually the fun turned into competition and Aquaria just wasn't quite feeling like competing to be the better Leigh-Tainn today. As all siblings did at one point, the duo began to squabble which resulted in the young girl storming off in search of either parent to rant about the newest episode of sibling drama. Determined paws stomped their way towards the den to seek out mom, knowing well she rarely traveled away from it since Arcus and Scorpius returned from their little adventure. Which, yes, Aqua was still upset she wasn't invited to go too.

A few more stomps and Aqua halted in her tracks with the loudest, most offended gasp a little pup could make. Mama was playing with someone else! The black ball of fluff watched as Zale and mother played a game of tug-o-war with what looked like the body of a hare, eyes widening by the second as the anger she had previously felt towards her brother transformed into awe at how strong the other black pup was. He was actually winning! Against mama! Whoa.

She wanted in on the fun too!

(This post was last modified: Oct 21, 2018, 11:51 PM by Aquaria.)