Jedd! You don't have to start another thread to catch the goat, you can do that here in your next post and we'll just carry it on if he returns with it. It'd probably make more sense to play it out here, return with the time of day being different and calling them back then starting a totally new thread. :)
<blockquote> Half awake and half asleep, the black brute had been resting within one of the nooks of their homeland. Still tired from their long trek here, constant border patrols, worrying about their future he was restless to say the least, so when he could catch a moment to relax it took it with open arms. As his lids flickered open and closed, he had just been about to slip into darkness when a familiar noise caught his ears. The message was clear, direct... and it utterly pissed him off. It didn’t matter that Athena was with her, he knew she wouldn’t be able to keep herself to herself and leave the outsiders to him.
Quick as a flash he was on his feet and charging towards the borders. Once he had passed the line, he inhaled the air deeply, trying to locate the familiar scent of his mate and pack mate. Fortunately, Athena had passed by this way recently and so he chased the scents left by her. Within a few minutes he broke free from the thickets to the shore of the lake and pulled upto the side of Naira. He gave Athena a sideways glance, acknowledgement that she was here and doing her duty, but the look he gave to Naira was much more serious, a message there of annoyance. Of course she’d be here, greeting new wolves. He had expected nothing less from her, despite how he felt about it. Stubborn woman.
Still, there was another presence here that had to be addressed. Finally, the black wolf asserted his dominance and elevated his head. His already tall height did wonders to make him look larger, older then he was. With his tail held high, his posture strong, assertive he let his grey eyes land upon the silvery male. <b>”So you wanna join? You gotta prove your worth.”</b> he stated simply with his southern drawl. He took a step forward, assessing the wolf with a once over. He was a large wolf, larger than any other member here when it came to weight. Rhysis might be very tall, but he was no tank. Looks weren’t enough. He wasn’t as easy to impress as the other packs around here- if a wolf wanted to join they had to prove their worth. He refused to just believe the word of a stranger, he was no fool. <b>”Bring back the horn of a mountain goat, a fresh kill, and I will consider your request to join. You have until this time tomorrow to complete this goal. Do not return without it.”</b> he stated simply, but met the others gaze once more. Of course, it was a strange request to any outsider... but Rhysis had tried to catch a healthy male mountain goat... and he would never try it again. They were very tough to catch and on their own terrain, where they were situated, getting near one was a task in itself, let alone actually catching one.
Of course, the downside would be if this wolf failed, they would have turned away a potential member but what use was a wolf who couldn’t think up a way around this little task...
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