Fireweed Rise Lost souls and reverie

@Nineva, Forward dated to 1/13

Ramiel ARCHER

I don't believe in no devil,'cause I done raised this hell

After being cooped up in the Dell for eight months Ramiel was a little upset that he hadn't thought to wander off sooner. After wandering for a few days he wondered if he shouldn't do it a little longer before he found his father. Get his feet a little wetter and see what he could get up to. Surely there was some fun to he had around this place the question was what and where. All he had to do was figure that out and he would be golden.

He would of course have to consult the moon mother for he didn't want to upset her but she may not be so accepting of his next idea whatever that would be, he would be waiting.

After leaving the strange place he'd traveled through a meadow that was covered in snow, nothing interring there. Then he came to a part of the land that turned into a rise and as expected it was rather boring still he decided to sniff around a bit. Maybe the moon mother would send him a sign as the direction he should go. His sniffing was interrupted by the sound of crunching snow causing him to lift his head and look in the direction the sound had come from only to find a rabbit nibbling some grass.

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Nineva was lucky that she was not only an efficient hunter, but that the winter was not so severe as to drive the smaller prey away. She'd never been on her own before she'd struck out to look for Tomen, but the woman had adapted quite well to fending for herself. Thus, she was not faced with a slowly enveloping starvation as other rogues might be. Of course, on this day, she still hungered.

While she was aware that the Ridge pack likely hunted these grounds as well as their own, she assumed they would not be upset over the loss of one rabbit in an unmarked meadow. She had tracked its scent carefully, wishing to see it before it had the chance to catch on to her presence. This goal was met, but there was another body on the horizon that she wasn't nearly as thrilled to spy. A wolf, of this years crop from the looks of it. A few twitches of her nose brought in his scent more strongly than before, and he smelled of fading pack. Interesting.

Well, the hare was still hers. She readied herself, and then shot forward, sleek silver body flying over the snow at the overgrown rodent.

Ramiel ARCHER

I don't believe in no devil,'cause I done raised this hell

Winter was a had time to be traveling for sure but everything had fallen into place and the Archer just could not pass up the opportunity. So he found himself in a meadow on a rise watching a rabbit nibble grass. Having eaten just the day before he wasn't overly hungry but being that it was winter he thought it best to catch this one and keep himself well fed just in case he couldn't find anything when he was actually hungry.

It seemed he'd taken a bit too long to make his decision as a blur of silver came from seemingly nowhere headed straight for his rabbit. A growl rumbled in his throat as he shot off in the direction that his rabbit had been in. It seemed it had realized that it was being hunted and took off. Ramiel joined in the hunt. If he was meant to have it the moon mother would make it so.

Sprinting at full speed across the meadow he soon caught up to hunter and prey. His nose told him she was female and she was rogue. Knowing from his short experience being rogue in winter was not an especially good thing to be. He picked up the pace a little more until he was right behind her, at this rate she would take the rabbit. He didn't know just yet if he cared, it was all good fun for the time being.

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There is a moose carcass that has been scavenged by coyotes nearby. +15 Health

Her prey reacted quickly and so did the stranger. In their short burst, he managed to catch up to her heels and she felt her hackles raising in agitated spikes as waves of possessiveness washed over her. She'd been alone long enough to know how to fight for her food, and wasn't about to be lenient with the male simply because he was still something of a whelp.

So when her jaws closed around the hare and quickly crushed the life from it, she did not hold onto the kill and continue to run with it. Its limp body was tossed back into the snow as she suddenly dug in and swung herself around, teeth flashing and a warning snarl cutting through the air; the only chance he would get to back off.

Ramiel ARCHER

I don't believe in no devil,'cause I done raised this hell

You could always count on a woman to overreact.

Even though he was not quite his full size Ramiel still felt himself capable of catching his own food. Even surviving on his own if that was what it took, he had the moon mother on his side. So the chase he was involved in was all for fun, the thought of grabbing the woman's tail just to see what would happen did cross his mind as he gained on her. His black and brown form racing across the meadow kicking up snow all around him was something he did rather enjoy.

Unfortunately his idea did not come to fruition as she caught her rabbit and ended it's life before throwing it to the side. The Archer skidded to a halt before he ran right into her. Good thing too as she turned snarling on him. His tail swayed easily as he presented the side of his body to her. “Calm down princess no reason to be all snarls when we hardly know each other,” he said smoothly.

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At least he heeded her physically. His own sprinting came to a jarring cessation and he even angled himself so as not to be facing her head on. That all would have been good enough, but then the child had to open his mouth. Nineva's ears pressed forward and the space between her brows folded and creased as her eyes widened threateningly. Her tail was stiff behind her, along with the rest of the muscles in her body. If he continued to be too careless with his tongue, she would likely strike like the coiled rattler she resembled.

"Haven't been away from mommy's teat long, have you?" she responded, words chilled but not yet ice. Nineva would guess her words were true, however; that is, if his mother hadn't been one of many to disappear from his side before he could do the favor unto her. His young body wasn't as thin as it should be, and either he didn't grasp how severe competition for food could be, or he was naively arrogant enough to think he was beyond such scuffling.

Ramiel ARCHER

I don't believe in no devil,'cause I done raised this hell

It was rather clear she'd taken offense to his little game having been met with a snarl which he did not return. No sense in getting worked up over a rabbit he didn't even want on the first place. Slid out of her maw possibly meant to rile him did no such thing. He did have to wonder just how sharp her tongue was and perhaps he would get the chance to find out.

Having grown up around women it took a lot of their antics to upset the young Archer. He had learned to find amusement in them and that is what he showed in the expression of his face as she spoke. “Long enough to learn a thing or two about the world,” he commented with raised brow almost a challenge to see if she had anything better. His posture remained relaxed and his tail continued an easy sway as he wondered if she would accept his challenge or would she strike and end the fun. He was ready for whatever she brought.

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What she saw in him was pride, and she knew the vice to be quite delicate. However, he did not bristle or even object to her words. His pointedly suave demeanor remained unchanged, and he simply claimed to 'know a thing or two.' She scoffed softly, but her own expression was changing; softening, if ever a word could be used to describe Nineva Hervok.

While his arrogance was assumed to be unearned and certainly off-putting, the youth was also something of a breath of fresh air. Nineva had seen too many men who were soft and weak, fragile and unworthy. She had to wonder, would he beaten down into the same as he aged? Or would his bluster be tempered into something actually worthwhile?

"Oh? Such as?" she prodded, tongue running over her lips as she settled her haunches down into the snow. Why not see where the little boy wanted to go with this?

Ramiel ARCHER

I don't believe in no devil,'cause I done raised this hell

It seemed his words had brought a change in the woman despite the scoff he received from her. It was rather intriguing to the youth but perhaps this woman was worth some...a small amount of his time. It seemed she might not be the princess that he had previously thought she was or she was and was putting on a good show.

No matter to Ramiel he'd dealt with plenty of flippant women in his short life. They seemed to always have something hiding and he wondered what the one before him was hiding. With her more relaxed demeanor he turned his body so that he was more facing her.

Then disappointment as she asked about what he knew but he didn't let his calm facade slip despite not having an answer at the ready. Instead he cooly folded his hinds legs under him and settled into the snow just as she had. “I wouldn't want to bore you with all the things a woman such as yourself already knows about life. You are on your own, yes? I'm sure you have plenty of knowledge,” he responded with an air of nonchalance.  

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