The Arrival...

[Haze & Drizzle]

Springtime, such a lovely time of year. The flowers in bloom, birds twittering and chirping in the air, and the sweet smell of gentle calm throughout the land. A black and yellow bee buzzed softly, almost carelessly into the flowers that grew in the dim lights of the thick forest shrub. First into a light blue one, then into a yellow. Such a peaceful sight, the beautiful yellow petals blowing in the gentle wind, the green leaves caressing it's neighbor's sweetly.

Crunch

"Stupid disgusting things..." the black brute growled, flicking his paw in disgust, the remnants of the pansy fluttering to the ground. Right behind the male plod an ivory beauty, a fae of lithe frame almost skipping behind the brute.

"Oh, but they can be so lovely.." She replied, her voice a sinisterly sweet thing, almost too sweet to be good. Her long limbs fell in tune with her brother's the black brute stopping momentarily as they reached the edge of a territory marker. A grin spread over his muzzle, a devious looking thing.

"Well now...look where we have found ourselves Sister...Seems like a pack lives here." His nostrils flared, and he inhaled deeply, exhaling through his maw with satisfaction on his face. "And it seems they have been neglecting their duties."

The ivory fae did the same, eyes of sky blue meeting with her brother's of dark gold when she too exhaled the stale scent of the alphas of List. "Such a shame too..Oh well, would be nice to live in such a lovely place for a while..."

The two stood side by side with one another, the sun shining over the mountains and valleys, looking out over the territory of List, thoughts of possibilities this play may hold for them, prey the could hunt and dens they could raid...The twin troublemakers had arrived in List.

((Just trying to get List to Wake Up. This is Open to everyone and Anyone. I look forward to replies to it.))

[Ayame]

A warm spring breeze began to blow sending clouds of pollen and seeds floating over the mountainous terrain. Rising her thick muzzle to the sky, her pitch black nose twitched back and forth as she inhaled deeply taking in all the springtime scents that surrounded her. She was a large fae, larger than most, and gave most mann a run for their prey. Her pelt was the color of a midnight sky, minus the bright stars and moon; the only marking visible was the flame-like scar across her lower neck and shoulder left by her nemesis. Her fiery hues scanned the boarder as she made her rounds, her large paws pounding into the fresh grass as she trotted along, Ayame had long been traveling through the lands of List and knew its boundary with her eyes closed, she moved fast and agile for a varg of her size which had come in handy on patrols.

The ebon fae was nearing the end of her patrol; she slowed to a trot as a big yawn came across her maw. She began to stretch, first she bowed down, stretching out, her claws digging into the ground and then she pushed up, arching her back and sticking her muzzle to the sky as she stretched her back legs. Suddenly her muscles tensed, and a snarl replaced her smile and a deep growl emitted from her throat. Her hackles rose and her tail held high she lifted her muzzle to the sky letting out a warning howl to alert her fellow pack mates and the intruders. Then in a flash of a second she was on the move, her fiery hues focused on those who lay ahead of her, her claws pounding the ground sending dirt and grass flying behind her as she ran. In a matter of minutes she was upon the two strangers, her hackles still risen, a snarl still placed upon her maw, “What business do you have with List?” she growled at them. Never taking her eye off of them she stood there awaiting their answer, wondering if this was the duo that Orion had mentioned not too long ago.

[Yay for crapiness!]

[Orion]

((OK, gonna time skip this one...I wanted this to happen during the spring time and have the twins be a nuisance to List all summer, but....with people being lazy....and all....soooo yeah.........myself included of course...Hope no one minds...))

The summer time heat came and continued throughout most of List. One of the hottest summers of the decade it seemed, at least to the large black brute. He had found one of the few cool places to rest his head during the heat of the mid day sun. The dry summer air was heavy with sweat and humidity. It even made the mid day nap quite uncomfortable to bare.

"Damn heat..." growled the black mann, his gold flecked ears flicking softly as if trying to demand a breeze in the breezeless air. It wasn't the hottest it could have been, but it wasn't exactly comfortable either. It seemed as though Fenris would never stop his relentless blasting of List's territories. The grass below the lera's feet was stiff and dead, many herla were struggling to find food good enough to sustain themselves. And with their coming mating season approaching, it was even more crucial for the stupid things to gain weight and muscle.

Orion had frequented his old home many times during the summer, running into a pair of mischevious twins early in spring and throughout the summer time months. However, lately the two known as Haze and Drizzle, had yet to appear again. Perhaps they had finally had enough of List's boring lands and decided to play elsewhere. Or perhaps it was just too damn hot to mess with others who were equally as uncomfortable.

Regardless of the reason, Orion was content knowing that he didn't have to deal with them for a while. Other then the two mischeif makers, and the ungodly heat, the summer had been quite the blessing. From what the brute could tell, List was well fed and for the most part prospering. However infrequent his run ins with the other members of his pack were. His mind slowly pondered over the faces of his missing packmates, wondering where they could have gone to. Wondering if perhaps they had found a cooler place to hide from the blistering heat.

"Damn heat..." he growled again, standing on his four and giving a loud stretch. The itchy grass beneath him and the humid air around where he had been laying was thick and musty with his scent. It was time to go cool off. Like a shadow, born of the night Orion walked easily into the forest, blending his way in and out of trees before arriving at the edge of a small brook. The crystaline water had once been a mighty stream, a good source of drinkable water and comforting bathes, but now? Well, the summer heat had dragged on longer then expected and the stream had shrunk off it's banks to merely a foot or two at it's deepest, where it once was at least nine. Regardless of this, the water was deep enough to lay in, and cool off from the mid day temperature. As the cold water rushed in through his silk black and gold coat and cooled his warm skin beneath, Orion's thoughts turned to his pack mates. His eyes closed momentarily, wishing to remember as best as he could the faces of Sudak and Gryffin, Dragga and Drappa of List. Of Ayame, the little black fae who had caught his eye once or twice in passing. Of Silent, a fae he hardly knew and lastly of Aiyu. His mind stopped, and a light blush came to his cheeks. The daughter of the Alpha pair, the apprentice of his own mother...and his secret crush. It didn't matter that she was the daughter of the alphas, or that his own mother Fiory had been teaching her the ways of his ancient bloodline. Aiyu was beautiful in her own way, and the thought of her made his heart flutter softly.

The water continued to trickle around the black furred mass in the middle of it, and Orion was all to happy to let it continue...