The Silent Varg

[Gryffin]

Gryffin cocked her head and her gaze fell on Silent. Gryffin chuckled her emerald eyes brimming with wonder. "Kind? Depends I suppose. Were you fall in line that is. You will need to learn quickly of what is good and what is bad, for that line of kind is quite thin
Gryffin said with a small swipe of her paw at the air in front of her.

She then turned her head to look at Renn who seemed to have a fiery blaze in her eyes. Gryffin padded over to her and gave her a small nudge and a nuzzle on the side of her head before raising an eyebrow. You could say ever since Gryffin had witnessed her father's death she was sort of in a grungy mood. Her father was the greatest First of the balkar there ever was.

Gryffin grinned and padded toward Silent, Gryffin then saw she was frightened and showed her neck, a vulnerable position. Gryffin lifted her head and turned on her heels and padded back to Renn where she then sat down on her haunches, "Think you got what it takes puppy?" Gryffin asked with a wry smile before lying down now, her front paws crossing over each other.

[noveck]

Copper eyes widened and his head lowered respectfully as the strong, muscular form of Bristol slipped into the area. Novex knew his place and would not stray from it as Silent had done earlier although she had done it in ignorance, so he remained silenced as Bristol asked his question. Before anyone could move however, the impregnanted bodice of Gryffin, proud beta and mother to be stepped in beside Dragga Bristol and Novex lowered his ears further, throwing a glance at Drathlic and Renn. Perhaps Silent would be unable to stay after all, for Gryffin was near her time and would not want Kerls she did not know allowed in the pack territory at will. Neither, for that matter, did Novex when he thought about it, new litter and all.

Novex sat down, gazing across over at Silent Hunter as she exposed her vulnerable area to the Dragga and Beta. His ears twitched as he head Gryffin's question, and suddenly he realized that what she said was true. Silent did not seem like the sort of varg who would be easily able to traverse and live with the rugged and harsh terrain of List, of course, Novex did not know this for sure for he had just met the Kerl.

[Silent]

Silent fell silent again, her eyes looked up at Drathlic, not cathcing his eye but staring at his muzzle. She looked sadly at her paw and bit it slightly as Gryffin asked her is she had what it takes. Calling her a puppy. She didn't say anything. She did not answer as her thoughts were swirling inside her head. Maybe she should just give up now and walk away, or run with her tail between her legs. She looked back up at the Dragga, not catching eye contact, but staring at his black coat. Her golden hazel eyes glittered like they were full of tears. She sighed sadly and awaited for another to say something bad about her. Drathlic had said that the pack was kind, and wouldn't attack. But maybe he had got it wrong, this was Silent, she had been attacked by every pack she met.


Her tail curled into her body and she quiverred in fear. Maybe she didn't stand a chance of surviving in the pack. She was better being a Kerl. She rolled onto her side and kicked a few stoned away. She rolled onto her belly, not caring anymore if she were attacked or not. But she still showed submissive signs to the Dragga.
"Mabe I should just run away now, Im sorry for waisting your time....." Her voice trailed offf softly as she looked up at Drathlic.

[Drathlic]

One after the other Drathlic's higher ranking pack members approached the small group of youths and his body lowered to the ground swiftly by Silent's side, auds flattening as he was totally not expecting it to be Bristol who would come and determine whether or not Silent remained within the pack's boundaries for much longer.
Glancing towards Gryffin, who was heavily pregnant at this point and was likely to give birth any sun now, he smiled to softly - hoping that she would not think badly of him now for gaining such a reputation. But then on glancing towards Bristol - he nodded respectfully before picking his body frame up slightly, standing protectively now over Silent's laying form.

Peering towards Renn and Novex, the ruddy youth knew that they too were thinking the same as he. What would Bristol say? Would Silent simply he chased out or just asked never to return? Looking down as Silent replied politely, yet with a sorrowful tone, Drathlic's forehead creased into a frown and he threw sideward glances to both his Dragga and Beta. "You'll do no such thing until a decision has been made Silent. You need to be strong to be within these ranks - I'm almost suprised that they chose me for who I was," he muttered softly to her before making a stand in front of her and looking with pleading azure eyes to both his ebon alpha and tri-hued beta faemme. "Please sir, allow Silent to stay. If only for the winter at least. She will need a home through the hard moons and with the pack gaining in numbers, it would surely help for when Gryffin is laboured within a den suckling young cubs? Would it not?" he tried pulling everything thought he could from his mind and suggesting it to Bristol - though remaining polite and respectful at all times. He didn't know Bristol like he knew Fiory...and he only hoped that the ebony male was at least half as friendly as she.

[Renn]

A small smile fluttered across Renn's lips at Gryffin's touch. She had not had the honour to meet the Beta Femme before, but already they shared the bond of List. Staring hard at Silent for a few moments after Gryffin's question, Renn turned her cold green gaze to Drathlic, catching his cyan orbs for a few moments before looking away. Standing in between Novex and Gryffin, Renn felt pity stir in her heart as she saw Silent Hunter lying there all alone except for the comfort of Drathlic. Reaching over, the golden faemme nipped Novex's aud for comfort before her mind wandered to how Silent Hunter could affect the Pack.

With Gryffin so close to her time, there were advantages and disadvantages to Silent's possible acceptance. It was true that Silent joining could benefit the Pack's hunting and especially when they hunted for Gryffin's cubs and she could add yet another friendly face to Gryffin's cubs' minds. But with an extra mouth to feed and the possibility that Gryffin would not want a virtually unknown faemme wandering List territory. The odds were equal both ways for Silent Hunter.

As the silver she-wolf began to question her decision, Renn felt her mind split in half, warring against each other. She was in a state of bliss with the possibility of Silent Hunter not joining, but then she was also feeling guilty at the prospect of driving one of her own age back into the wild at Winter. Listening to Drathlic mention all the advantages to Bristol, Renn felt another feeling over-whelm her. Sadness.

Closing her eyes, Renn tried to drop back into the comfort of her on world. Drifting through her good memories in List, Renn remembered when she first met Drathlic as cubs. That was when yet another shard of her shattered memory was revealed to her.

The bodice of a silver faemme was lying on the ground, her
death scent flooding Renn's nostrils. The silver faemme's body
was sodden and her eyes squeezed shut. Beside her was a
golden lupine form, a Mann, lying beside his Mate. The two
Varg were drowned. Feeling her little cub-body shivering,
Renn looked to her right and saw a sight to poison her mind
forever. His brown body broken, the little male cub was dead.
His flesh was ripped and showed white bone, guts spilling
from his torn flank. A sharp caw pierced the deathly-quiet
air, and looking up, Renn saw a raven, coal-black against
the glaring white sky. The raven dropped through the air
and perched on her brother's body. Hopping forward, it
pecked out his right eye. Turning away from his form, Renn
saw at the edge of the hollow, a white cub. It was her age
and staring at her with glowing red eyes. . .

Crashing back to reality, Renn cursed herself for not knowing more, but unfortunately, the shard of memory had ended there. Avoiding her companions' eyes, Renn turned her fern gaze to Bristol, awaiting his decision.

[Silent]

Silent looked softly up at Drathlic and whispered a thankyou. Her eyes drifted to Renn whom looked to be daydreaming. The tri-hued faemme looked pregnant, very much as if she were to birth any moon or sun. This affected her chance like Drathlic suggested. Her silver coat shifted as she moved to sit onto her haunches. But she made the move slowly, making sure that the Dragga would see it as no threat. Her golden hazel eyes glittered softly as she looked at Novex, the mottled wolf stayed back, trying not to get involved. He said nothing, she stared at his muzzle softly and then turned back to look at Drathlic.

"Go Away! Never return!" The black wolf bellowed, snapping at Silen'ts heels, blood seeped from the scars on her back legs. More wolves gave chase as the Dragga viciously made her trip. Attacking from all sides, she had no chance of survival. But then, a grey wolf stod above her, snarling and biting at the wolves around them. Silent made a run for it, glancing back at the grey wolf whom fought and fought. But was pinned and attacked, the whine of death and sorrow. She turned again, the grey one lay dead, blood seeping from the neck and nose. Silent whined and turned, running off, trying to get away from the pack which had just caused the death to an innocent one.
She whined at the the past, her tail shot between her legs again as the memory flooded into her brain, the memory of the death of the innocent grey whom tried to save her life from the cold black Dragga. The last pack she went too, maybe it would be the same here. Her mind emptied as the bird songs flooded into her ears again. She opened her eyes and saw the daylight, the rest of the Varg about her.

[Gryffin]

Gryffin shifted her position but her emerald orbs never left the sight of the young cub Silent. Just watching the young cub made Gryffin feel sorry for her. Now why would a cub so young be wandering these outskirts of a kerl life. Gryffin wondered but knew all to well that the young cub was without a family.

But Gryffin needed to be sure. The wintering seasons brought great cruelty to the List for there was little food and the winter was harsh. Too many members would lessen their survival if there was not enough food to be passed around. And to put into account Gryffin was due for cubs and she would need to feed her cubs. Without rich milk the pups would be on the brink of survival.

Gryffin then raised an eyebrow as she saw the cub suddenly shudder and tuck her tail underneath her belly. "By Tor's tail we are not that scary are we?" Gryffin protested with a wry grin before dropping her teasing and brought on a serious facade. She knew it must be a nightmare to be surrounded by so many strangers.

GRyffin listened to Drathlics protest and cocked her muzzle, "But Drathlic, you might not know this, but List is often short of food during these wintering times. Too many wolves would mean less food for us all to feast. Just last season we had to fight for our survival. The Koran pack holds much of the food." Gryffin said and with the word Koran came hatred. "But yes i know the kerl lands are harsh and if i could so truthfully say, The kerls life does not suit the young she wolf." Gryffin said looking at the frightened youth. "But the decision does not lie in my paws nor jaws." Gryffin said and chuckled, "Best of luck to you then she-pup, your fate is in my dragga's hands"

[Drathlic]

Drathlic's head turned in the direction of Gryffin, his Beta faemme, and his ears fell as she explained the dire shortage of lera and herla throughout the winter months within List's pack lands and his tail sank sullenly before he fell back onto his haunches.
The gut feeling that he would be letting a good friend down hurt badly on his mind and heart as he threw Silent a sorrowful glance, turning back to Gryffin's proud stance with a slight whine escaping his muzzle. "B-but..I'd help out. I really would. I would take her into the Kerl lands and we could hunt ourselves. Or...or Novex, Renn and Silent and me could all go out on a hunting trip together to Koran and see if they would share food? Or..." he trailed off as he began to suggest impossible solutions to the problem - sounding increasingly desperate with every suggestion be made.

Little did the other members of the pack know, Drathlic didn't know how to hunt. He'd never hunted in his short life before. Ilinga had always caught the food for him and List were much the same. Though the elder pack members had always hunted together to bring the rest of the pack - as in the younger members - meat. So at the idea of telling them he'd go hunting for them was a little...out of his way.
But with a desperate last look he peered up into Bristol's muzzle, daring not to look into his Dragga's strong and proud eyes.
They awaited theverdict...

[Bristol]

[ack! sorry, I kind forgot about this thread for a while . But i'm here now!]

Bristol stood, gazing at the pathetic form of Silent. Her pelt looked unkempt and she seemed desperate, though her friend and herself were trying to mask it. The dragga grinned inwardly. He didn't mean to be cruel, if that is how it seems he was being, but List was a treachous place in winter. The lackage of prey would force them to steal from thier neighboring pack, Koran, and the last battle was bad enough if he recalled. He didn't want something like that to happen again. It was best to avoid a battle at all costs, but it was possible with all the new members suddenly joining their ranks. The List dens were becoming crowded, and therefore Bristol preferred the quite alone than crowded in the den.

Shaking his head slightly to push out the other thoughts that were biting at his mind he again looked at the young cub. She looked timid, but her friend looked determined. Finally he had a decision made, for the time being it would do. He would let Silent stay, if only for the winter. If it worked out and there was no problem with prey or room, she would be allowed to reside here for a while longer, but if there was little prey left either they would war against Koran or Silent would have to go.

"No, you will not be required to leave and hunt yourselves in the lands of the Kerl. You will still hunt here, that is, if you're of List." Bristol spoke to Drathlic first. "And you, Silent. You may stay, if it only for the winter, so be it. You may hunt on our lands, but you will not be fully a member, but if we do war again on our neighbors you will be requested to fight, to prove your worth to this pack and perhaps earn a rank and be honored a member." The ebony Dragga growled, staring at the young pup intently. If she agreed she would be allowed lodging, and if she intended to stay she would first prove her worth here. But otherwise she could have most the privelages of members...

[Silent]

Silent looked up at Drathlics words, and then to the Dragga's muzzle. Her silver body shuddered from the cold and she stood, she looked at Renn's muzzle, then Novex's coat. She listened to the Dragga's words and nodded. She looked at Drathlic and smiled.
"I thank you dear Dragga of List, I will fight for what is right, and the right will be for your pack. I will help with hunts and other needs. I am qite a hunter, but surely not as good as the pack members." She gulped slioghtly and waited for one of the wolves to reject.
I can also make my own denn to sleep in, make use of an unused badger set, I used to have one in the kerls land. I thank you for your kind descision and will listen to your every command" She shuffled her paws and her tail swayed gently as she looked over at Novex, maybe he would become a friend, he was roughly the same age, she looked over to Drathlic and smiled happily.

[Drathlic]

The young adult's ruddy ears perked as he turned sharply to Bristol on the mention of Silent being able to remain in the pack lands - though not quite a full member. Drathlic saw no reason to argue with him, for he saw sense in his Dragga's reasons for doing so, and it also meant that Silent was allowed to stay and she would not be left in the kerl lands through out winter to freeze and starve.
Barking happily the youth's tail began to wag furiously as he turned to Silent and began to paw her sides and bite her ears playfully.
Turning back quickly to Bristol however he grinned widely and bounded over to the large ebon Dragga, his paws outsrteched as he skidded to a halt at the large male's paws, falling onto his side as though he were a sikla. Reaching his head up towards Bristol's muzzle Drathlic licked it furiously in thanks before then getting up and bounding over to Renn and Novex, pouncing on his two friends and began to knaw and kick at them both - utterly extatic that he had now gained two more friends and that both were now alongside him within List.

((ok...sad post. But meh ))

[Renn]

Feeling that she should aknowledge Silent as an auxilary Pack Member at the very least, Renn nodded to Silent, a short unspoken welcome. Watching the smile the grey faemme directed towards Drathlic, Renn instantly regretted her welcome. A hard glint of jealousy flitted through her orbs and she twitched her ears to distract herself from the others who had witnessed the acceptance.

Unprepared for Drathlic's joyful attack, Renn rose her tail, the underside creamy as her belly. Rising her golden head above Drathlic's licks and kisses, Renn strutted away from the small Gathering, emerald eyes flashing, her anger showing on her face.

[Silent]

Silent slowly watched and laughed as Drathlic punced onto his other friends in Happiness. Then she saw the flash of jelousy in Renns eyes. What had Silent done, maybe she was hated by some already, She laughed at the thought and went over to Novex, bowed and then shyly said.
Im sure what I said before you can accept that I didn't mean, To stare you in the eye and all. I mean, im really sorry and would love to be friends with you, as I only have Drathlic as one." She smiled at the ground and looked at his maw, since she wasn't quite in the pack yet. She turned around and playfully bit Drathlic on the ear and pounced onto him. She laughed and watched as Renn strutted away, Silent just laughed at what she thought and jumped off Drathlic, spinning around to face the two youth males which were before her. She readied herself for another playful pounce.

[Gryffin]

Gryffin looked toward her Dragga and took in what the she pup Silent's final fate was. So she were to stay Thought Gryffin. She did not see much harm in that for now at least. If the pup was here just for shelter then Gryffin would be quite annoyed. And the beta Fae was willing to wait for the proof that the youngster could show to prove that she was a willing candidate to stay forever in List's ranks.

List was more then just a pack. they were a family and everyone would commit. Gryffin's emerald orbs watched Silent as she and Drathlic conversed into a fun play fight. Though Gryffin couldn't help but smile as she watch the large happy smile that exploded upon Drathlic's maw.

Gryffin then looked to Renn and cocked a brow and frowned. She had noticed Renn grimace. Gryffin followed her gaze to what she was starring at and saw. The tri hued femme padded toward the young golden youngster and licked her muzzle. strangely it had not taken long for Gryffin to find such a bond with the she pup. But there was just something she liked about the golden pelted femme. "hey come on Renn, come back to earth" Gryffin said with a small chuckle and nudged her, trying to push her over onto her side playfully.

((bad post forgive thee))

[Renn]

Her frozen blood beginning to thaw as Gryffin tried to cheer her up, Renn felt the bond that had grown between herself and the tri-hue faemme. It was strange as the two had not met properly done what Packmates usually do as they often bumped into each other when a few more Varg were with them. The bond was strangely built, but it was a tie to List and it made Renn's tail quiver with joy. Letting Gryffin roll her over, Renn stood up again, her golden pelt splattered by snow. Growling playfully, the golden faemme nipped the Beta's aud, batting at the tri-coloured legs with her paw.

Not looking at Drathlic or Silent, Renn smiled at Novex and shot an inscrutable{sp?} look at her ebony Dragga, Bristol, concealing her annoyance that he had accepted Silent into the Pack. She was glad that it had been him, not Fiory, for it was most certain that Fiory would accept Silent as a full Member, rather than just a pending Member.

((Crappy Rambling at the end *goes red*))