Nomads Pass Dare to Dream

my milkshake brings all the boys to the pass

and they're like, it's better than your ass

How many times had she dared to dream?

She had been far from the borders when the call rang across the lands, at the far end of the Pass with @Nova and @Aponi, attempting to teach the girls about the different uses of scrub pine and it’s similarities to the white fir trees which were much more plentiful on the low lands. The girls had other ideas as children often do, and so far had been far more intent on games of ‘catch me if you can’ and the branches she had collected to show them the difference between the two were quickly turned into chew toys and tug ropes... Not that she expected any more of them, her own early lessons had taken the same path and it was through the difference in taste that she later learned to identify many of the plants she now knew by sight and smell.

Still her heart skipped a beat at the possibility. Would this encounter be as... joyful as her reunion with Kanosak?

An apologetic smile was offered to her girls as she gathered them up to return to the den where hopefully @Taima or @Datura could be snagged to watch over them until she managed to return. While her son had been keeping himself busy, thankfully the girl was often easier to find. Her encounter with Ava returned to the forefront of her mind and she added a discussion with the girl to her list of ‘must do’s’. There simply weren’t enough hours in the day.

While she knew that @Mapplethorpe would no doubt beat her to the stranger (and she was more than happy for him to do so usually), there was something about this particular call that she simply had to investigate for herself. She would not need to travel nearly so far as she initially thought however. Turning back to the open expanse outside the entrance of the den after tucking her daughters safely inside, her most trusted advisor crested the horizon with a dark shape in tow, and for that moment her world froze.

Perhaps so quietly excited to be reunited with his sibling, he neglected to give the man his name. They were strangers still, though they shared a pack now. But even as they walked together now, it didn't pass the dark knight's mind at all. He was taking in the landscape, the scents. It was rocky underfoot, as was to be expected on a mountain. It wasn't something he was unused to, and he knew that he would enjoy it up here. He followed steadily behind the nameless man, interested to see where their journey would end. In a sense, his journey had already ended. He'd found his sister, though he had not seen her yet. But he did not believe for a second that this man was tricking him.

The further the walked, the strong the scent around him was. This would be his home and he would quickly find this scent to be natural, hardly outstanding like it currently was. It made his nose twitch curiously, though he truly was searching for Naira's scent. And then it hit him. She was coming. His paws carried him forward a bit faster, but despite his efforts to keep himself moving beside his superior, he began to outpace him, waiting to have her in his sights again. And then there she was. He stopped, one paw ahead of the others as his golden eyes took her in. <b style="color:#a51919">"Naira." The man breathed, , and broke into a run. The world peeled back around him, leaving nothing but his sister on her podium.

It all fell back around him as he stopped himself again, hardly a yard away. The scent of his sister covered this land. This was her home, her land. He would be a knight to a queen, her servant and, beneath it all, her brother. His knees bent back as he bowed before her, but it was swifter than it had been for her consort. He wished to put the distance behind them, for it had been there for too long. He moved to slip his muzzle beneath her own, pushing his nose into the curve of her throat. The knight was nothing in her presence. His commander had been brought back to him. Chulyin was complete.<b style="color:#a51919">

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It didn't take long for the pair to reach the den and it was no surprise to find the Queen already there, actually awaiting their approach. The Advisor opened his mouth to introduce the fellow at his side before the brute's gait sped up and just like that he was there in his beloved liege's face... without formal introduction or warning. Air fled into the confines of his lungs but as he darted forward just a few steps behind him, he was effortlessly disarmed by the sight of him offering a token of servitude - touching his nose and muzzle to Naira's throat. Mapplethorpe's muscles locked in an inconvenient position and it took more than a moment for him to recover himself and properly prowl forward with his hackles raised and his tail even more skyward than before.

Exercising caution and a good dose envy, Mapplethorpe looked to Naira expectantly, awaiting the sound or signal to remove him from her. For all he knew, this stranger could have been posing a potential threat that might have had her on edge or moved her into an uncomfortable situation if he had initially misjudged the man. From his standpoint, this large beast could easily tilt his head to one side and serve a fatal blow to his beloved's neck... and that would be the end of, well, everything that truly mattered to him at present.

He attempted to regain his stance, to puff out his chest and peel his lips back from his clenched set of teeth. It might have been a significant event for both siblings but for Mapplethorpe this was about to turn into another test, not just for this knight, but for Advisor as well... Should Naira signal him to dispose of "her brother" or dismiss him completely, he had to be ready... and react... quick. Either way the table turned, he could already tell that if it didn't neutralize soon, he was determined to make it spiral one way or another.

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my milkshake brings all the boys to the pass

and they're like, it's better than your ass

As the dark wolf barreled towards her she released a breath she didn’t realise she was holding, tense and ready for the worst her inhibitions were quickly flung to the side as her brother bowed before her and buried his muzzle in her neck. Disbelieving eyes fluttered to her advisor for a moment, taking in his awkward stance before allowing her tail to wave about behind her, an easy indication that all was well. “Chulyin!” she struggled not to squeal with delight, her tail only increasing in tempo as she stepped forward to shove her brother back with her chest playfully, attempting to regain her own space and struggling not to lower herself into a play bow and commence wrestling with her brother just as they had done so often when they were younger. Her heart was about to burst with the joy that she felt but she had to wonder why he was here. Did he mean to try and take her home?

Pushing her racing thoughts to the side for now, she decided that the why did not matter. All that mattered was that he was here. Once some space had been established between them she danced to her counterpart imparting a quick brush of her flank against his and an eager lick to his temple in greeting (and thanks) before turning her golden eyes still alight with a sudden playfulness back to her long lost sibling. “What brings you to my Pass oh brother dearest?” she half teased, knowing that sooner or later his more serious side would return. But for now, it was simply as if they were pups again beneath the sheltered canopy so dark that the sun struggled to make its presence known, playing the princess and the knight, and for now all her cares could be thrown to the wind.

He did not linger in her space for too long. It only took a moment for him to remember where he was and who he was in the presence of. His real-Queen sister and her consort. Aided by her playful push, he withdrew, tail wagging swiftly behind him, parallel with the earth. He grinned widely at her, his face quickly becoming sore. The muscles there were so weak, they could hardly support the emotional happiness that he felt. But he held it up regardless. He turned about as Naira moved towards the man who had brought him here. The smile faltered, and he bowed his head in a quiet apology to the man. His tail continued to wag, though he slowly came down from the initial high.

The corners of his lips twitched, however, when her attention was turned to him again. His averted his gaze, chuckling lightly. <b style="color:#a51919">"I came looking for you," He said, eyes lifting again. <b style="color:#a51919">"I did not expect to find you so easily though." It had seemed as though the fates were smiling at him from above. <b style="color:#a51919">"So it seems our little games have become a reality, my queen." His golden eyes met her own, and he let out a single breathy, disbelieving laugh. Glancing over at the consort, he quickly looked back to Naira, <b style="color:#a51919">"Your friend does well to keep you safe." Chulyin paused, finally realizing his error. <b style="color:#a51919">"Deeply pardon me, sir, but...I never got your name." His ears tipped back, and his tail ceased its movements before settling quietly between his legs. <b style="color:#a51919">

(This post was last modified: Jul 30, 2013, 04:14 AM by Chulyin.)

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“Chulyin!” Her voice calling out his name made the Advisor withdraw any traces of intimidation from his face but his hackles remained standing. He was about to let loose a ferocious snarl when Naira pranced over in a rather timely fashion to where he stood. A skip and a hop and she quickly placed a small kiss to his temple, which immediately stamped out his shortening fuse. His posture loosened but it was apparent how tense he still was by how he hesitated before sitting. Chulyin gave him an apologetic nod to which Mapplethorpe didn't even responded to by sound, gesture, nor facial expression. Much like any trained Guard would do, he kept his gaze trained on Naira instead, watching and observing her every move.

The man's answer snagged his full attention though upon enunciating the words "my queen." It made the masked nobleman's lips part in disbelief, and for just a second he wondered if it had been said to generally mock him. His scowl returned as Chulyin glanced over at him. The tail at his left hind foot lifted and fell with an audible thump against the cool stone beneath it. He wasn't amused.

"Your friend does well to keep you safe." For one reason or another it prompted the Advisor to lightly growl - more likely by the means of letting Naira's brother know that he did and still does quite the effort to ensure his sister was well looked after. The Advisor, having been thrown into the waves that made up the churning seas of the unknown in regards to family relationships, condescendingly sniffed. All too suddenly, he didn't want to give his name or pay any mind to this whole "thing" that was their brotherly and sisterly interaction. He arched a brow as he glanced to Naira then casually looked away with his nose slightly in the air. There was no need to further intimidate her newly found brother, he had already slicked back his ears and tucked his tail between his legs.

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