Willow Ridge Blackwater

@Elettra

Semananti trotted into the pack den, her mind on bigger things. The fact was that she had been back from her mission for weeks now, but having Elettra give birth when she had returned, meant she had held out on sharing her information. She noticed the creepy man Guiness and his sister Tempest on guard in and out of the den. So she figured it was safe to report to Elettra now. Her amber eyes calm as she gazed about, her muzzle parting into two sections as she let out a call for Elettra. She had to think, first and foremost, about how to report to Elettra her findings. She made a small list about what to say in her head. First was that they wanted to meet, Narimé and Sloane both, next was about medicine for Narime’s stomach and last was about that sick creature in one of the nearby territories.

The call just asked for Elettra right outside the birthing den, there had been no sense of urgency, as she knew that the mother would have the right to decline her visit, or would request they meet elsewhere. The infirmary was a magical place, inside the pack den, but deeper down. She wondered who had made it, she never did find out it was Elettra who had made the infirmary with her own paws before she was with child. It warmed her heart to think that there were pups in the Ridge, ones who would grow up with a sense of peace and loyalty of the wolves around them. They were the ones, not just the pups but the whole pack, which would grow with the protection of Semananti. Semananti would give her life for her packmates, and that was all that mattered.

Semananti awaited the arrival of her alpha, making sure that she was ready to tuck her tail and bow before her majesty when she did arrive. She knew not the names of the pups, nor how many, though scents from the pack den to the infirmary, told her it was maybe two or three little pups to call family. She knew that her lady had been through much, and one last thing came into mind. She had run into her brother on her ventures out into the world. Roanoke, who had been born after she left the Omaticya, had made his way to the Lore and she was unsure about him. He saw only a bloodthirsty type a boy, or at least one that craved power. He would never be invited by her, to go anywhere near the Ridge. She also found out she had a sister, or a half-sister named Athena and she intended to ask Elettra if she knew this wolf or her whereabouts.

The call was just outside the pack den and with the children asleep, piled upon each other with limbs tangled as usual, their mother was free to exit the dark earth area out into the open. Her body crawled out from the opening of the Infirmary, nestled within the back of the pack's cave within the Willow lands. The storage den (found on the outskirts to the east of the territory at the foothills of the mountains) would have been a much larger area for the children and the thought had crossed her mind. However, it was safer here, in the heart of their home with their pack mates around to protect them. Not only would they have to exit the den in the ground, but the den of the main corridor and with such guard about, the children were not likely to slip past unattended.
Yawning and stretching herself out, Elettra exits the large opening of the rocky formation which made their den, coming from behind Semananti and to which she could settle at the side of the timber wolf in a sit. "Yes Semananti?" This had not been the first time the woman had called out for her, nor will it be the last. Training as a Scout, the woman when not wondering around the area for information (and thus in her travels made to hunt for herself so not using the pack's caches often) was reporting back what information she did find, whether it was a random tid-bit, a warning of danger, or information gained about the other packs within the lands. Likely, this would be of Narime and her pack. Semananti had not the ability to tell her due to Elettra's birthing of her children as of yet, a message surely on the woman's tongue waiting to let out.

Semananti bowed her head, her tail flickering underneath her body as she was in her leader’s presence. "I am sorry that it took me so long to report to you ma’am. The leaders of Whisper Caverns do wish to meet with you. Sir Sloane made a plea that I ask to you to bring herbs for Narime; she’s got some sort of stomach bug at the moment. On my travels, I did find a wolf, it was sick, I’m not sure what, but it reeked of death. Although the wolf died and I made no contact with her, she could have diseased other animals, animals that we might attempt to hunt and then realize that such animals are diseased too late. It was farther west from here, closer to Lady Narime and Sir Sloane, but I figured that it was necessary to share that. Lastly, there are also many foxes around the territories I noticed, nearly died because of three, would have if Guiness hadn’t shown up and yanked two of them off of me." With that, Semananti finished her report and prepared herself for what her leader’s response would be.

She remained low in a bow, not wishing to move in front of the mother and alpha, after all she did deserve a great deal of respect from everyone, if not for her bravery that she had, leading a pack alone and being a mother in the process, then it should be because she is an alpha. It was true, Guiness had saved her life, but she felt no need to thank the man, he was simply doing his job and she had the leaking suspicion that he had stalked her all the way to the lagoon. He was definitely an off one, as if there was something amiss about him. Semananti was weary at best in terms of Guiness, only time could tell. As for the bitch who had tried to attack her, the diseased one, she knew that that wolf might have infected many other wolves, or even worse, the prey that they all hunt.

Near instantly, the flood waves came. The moment Elettra spoke up in question was Semananti quick to answer, filling Elettra in on not only what happened with the meeting she had arranged with Narime and Sloane, but also what else she had encountered on her roaming about whilst in wait for Elettra to be well and ready enough to recieve her information granted the recent birthing she had undergone with the pups. "Nonsense, Semananti. You've done well." Firstly the dark fae takes note of the woman's apology for the late information, though she could hardly blame herself. Elettra had simply been unavailable at the time, with only the eldest few within the pack (Guiness, Tempest, Skana and Angier due to certain circumstance) were allowed to report to her directly. It had not been the woman's fault at all.
With that said, Elettra jumps right into the business of things: "I'm sure the wolf found might be the last remaining strands of illness dying off from the disease which had recently been eradicated from the lands. A raid you had not partaken in, but it is finished, now." After all, the wolves which had brought the disease to these lands had been destroyed and their member which held the illness finished off. Though some 'lesser' creatures may still hold the illness, as long as they were avoided, they too would die off of wounds and madness as the wolf Semananti had found. "As for the foxes... give word to the Pack that there is to be a patrol at all times before the den, taking shifts on watch. At least until this infestation clears." Already her training Scout had been overran by their numbers and Elettra would be damned if the same would happen to her and her pups, trapped within the confines of the Infirmary. "Lastly...." With this, Elettra dips her grey-lined muzzle, lifting and turning back into the den and down into the Infirmary where her pups still rested with the intention of Semananti waiting a moment.
Upon her return, clutched within the Leader's jaws were herbs of enticing scent. "If you would when you've the time to stop by, give these to her to eat. It's peppermint. I've little supply without having been able to travel for herbs yet this year. If the aching persists, tell her to send a messenger to report directly to me for further assistance." The dark woman could only hope that the belly aches were mild and not something serious in aftermath of Narime having children so soon into her adulthood years.

Semananti gave a curt nod to her leader as she retained the information and responded to everything Sema had told her. The pups were fine and healthy it seemed, for she would not be in front of Sema if they were not. Elettra congratulated her on a job well done, and Semananti could not help but have a sense of pride to her. Then she spoke of the disease, and how the majority had already been dealt with, and it relieved her to know that that was the last of it most likely. The foxes, Elettra answered, should just put them on guard, and it allowed her to talk to the Guardians and deliver the message to them. After she returned from her trip, to carry the peppermint to Nari, as she had just been told that she was to do, she would speak to Guiness about such matters.

Though Sema had to admit, Guiness was creepy, she knew she had better warm up to him being around a lot as a higher ranked packmate. The foxes, he had saved her life, he protected Elettra day after day, perhaps he wasn't all that bad. She also figured that she had to deliver the message of sending a runner to her if anything went amiss. By 'her' she meant Elettra herself. That posed a question in her mind. "Ma'am, does that mean you wish to grant this messenger permission to go on the territory to run you the message, or would he or she have to wait by the borders and call for you?" She asked, she figured that the man or woman would be able to run over the territory to the den itself for such information.

Sema waited for the response, wondering whether or not to ask Elettra if she knew of this Elettra that she heard of from her brother. "There is one last thing, I met my brother while I was out. He turned into a man of Hades, an evil man, he's farther north, however he is hunting a half sister I never knew I had, named Athena. I was wondering if you knew her, her name is Athena Moon I believe. If she is close, as in within a days travel, I wish to seek her out and warn her of the dangers of my brother." Sema asked, she wondered if it was worth seeking her out to warn her.

"If it was not for the children, I would say yes. However, despite being allies, I will not throw caution to the wind over a wolf I may not have ever met...They are to wait at the borders and howl. If I cannot arrive to the call myself, then whoever does meet them may escort them to me." She takes in a deep breath then, shifting her attention away from her swiftly learning Scout and onto the lands before her. Already Summer was knocking at their doorstep and Elettra fought the frown which came of it. Her favored season was Spring by far. Still the air was cool on her fur from Winter's passing and it was the best season of the year to hunt for herbs. Due to her pregnancy and now, the nursing of her pups, they had all but sucked away her time to hunt for herbs her favorite thing to do as a wolf and as the pack's only remaining Healer. She would be forced to find what she could over the Summer, but her cache of herbs would not be the same this year, nor the years to come as long as children were her priority.
The next subject was a bit less expected from the woman but by no means a shocker to the Archer woman Time and time before had wolves within her pack encountered their past here in Relic Lore, some coming even to their very doorstep. It was yet another internal, bloodline spat which Elettra had no intention of getting involved in lest she had to. Semananti's business from her past and the family within it was her own, lest it came banging at Willow Ridge's door and unless it was a threat to her members, including the woman at her side. "Athena Moon is the Leader of Poison Path, a pack which resides within the Serpent's Pass, though I do not know exactly where. It's about two days travel, though perhaps when you go to drop of those herbs you can ask Narime? I think she knows of some wolves from there..."

Semananti was grateful for the news Elettra gave her of her sister, and the instructions given. She wanted to warn Poison Path of the dangers of Roanoke. "My thanks Elettra, I shall seek her out. I just don't want harm to come to an innocent life." She said, dipping her head in gratitude towards her leader. The male side of the ranks, she was almost sure, didn't have a leader. that left Elettra to rule over the entire pack by herself. Even more, she had pups to take care of too. It took a strong will and determination to do such things. she understood Elettra's concern about the pups, and a non-Ridge wolf entering the premise without an escort or Elettra.

Semananti's feet were eager to start moving towards the Whisper Cavern's wolves. To deliver the news and such of course, but eager non-the-less. She kept her place though, knowing better than to leave before her leader dismissed her and headed back off into the safety of the infirmary, the birthing den and the den in the den. Many different nicknames it had, but it was all the same. "How do the pups fare? I haven't had the time to stop by to see them yet." She asked with the same respectful and curious voice as always. Some said curiosity was a downfall, but that was not true, not ever. It was curiosity that saved her life. Remaining calm, she waited for her esteemed leader to respond and possibly dismiss her, even though the question had been posed.

"Your welcome." The Leader first speaks to the woman, her silver attention scanning over the timber wolf at her side, made compact and slim, perhaps not to be the fastest runner out there but with a clear cut endurance which allowed her to get the job done. Elettra's silky ears flicker, her head turning over her shoulder back to the den at the mention of the pups, which slumber within one another's limbs at the moment. "They are all well, healthy. They have been venturing at the den's opening now so I'm certain you will see them soon..." Semananti could not spend much time with the children with her wondering about and although this would only be Elettra's second mission for her, still surely Semananti on her off time had been merely adventuring for information, perks of being a Scout. Though it's downfall often left a need to defend and hunt for ones self, as well as lack of communication amongst the pack. Still, the woman before her seemed to be finding her balance. "When you are ready...." The Archer woman then speaks, taking note that Semananti did not leave unless addressed to or Elettra formerly dismisses herself. She was proper and polite in this manner and with learning this of her member, takes the time to allow Semananti to know she is free to go when she wished it.

Semananti dipped her head, getting ready to depart. "I look forward to seeing the pups soon, Ma’am." She said kindly, the first time it hadn’t been a blank or worse voice since she had gotten here. She was told, whenever she was ready, she could leave. In that, she dipped her head in a goodbye and went off. Her eyes sparkling almost, with more jobs to do, surely that meant that she would be a scout! That was exciting because it was away from her old jobs, and though the Ridge scents seemed faint when she was doing her job, and sometimes she longed for them and her packmates again, she knew that this was just her. Her tail wagged from side to side, as she trotted off.

Her trot slowly started to break into a run, the scents of the Willow trees all around comforting her; she was use to the surroundings by now. She would have to keep her eyes peeled for the traitors, the enemies. While she had little respect for those who had left, she couldn’t help but wonder if they had a good reason for their sudden leave without a word. One of them was leader of Willow Ridge, and he abandoned them all. That left a bad taste in her mouth for a man she had never met. Her ears were perked, listening as she looked to see any Guardians. She had to deliver a message to Guiness about a constant guard on the den until the foxes subside.

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(This post was last modified: Jun 26, 2013, 05:14 AM by Semananti.)