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Post by Fading Mist on Apr 21, 2012 12:55:08 GMT -5
Lapping Wave sighs unhappily. "I suppose you're right." she admits. A new, sharp scent wreathes around the scales. She gapes. "What is it?" asks Soaring Eagle in alarm. "Is something wrong?" "J-just a s-s-scent," stutters Lapping Wave. "Read it aloud," Soaring Eagle barks in command. Lapping Wave bows her white head, and reads, "Don't be afraid to kill when absolutely necessary. Be strong, Lapping Wave, my special, great, young wolf."
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Post by Soaring Eagle on Apr 21, 2012 13:58:10 GMT -5
"Great young wolf?" asks Soaring Eagle. "Now that's a compliment!"
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Post by Fading Mist on Apr 22, 2012 14:05:56 GMT -5
Lapping Wave grins a wolf grin. "I'm not special," she says modestly. "Nor am I great." But inside Lapping Wave feels secretly pleased at the compliment, especially coming from Lupus, the goddess of all wolves!
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Post by Soaring Eagle on Apr 23, 2012 17:04:28 GMT -5
"If Lupus says you're special and great, then you ARE," says Soaring Eagle.
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Post by Fading Mist on Apr 23, 2012 18:46:17 GMT -5
Lapping Wave shrugs, and points out, "I can't be special or great, because I'm the runt of my litter. I'm too laid back. I don't follow my siblings unless the scales tell me to. I almost DIED when I was born because I was too feeble and weak!"
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Post by Soaring Eagle on Apr 24, 2012 14:54:38 GMT -5
"So?" asks Soaring Eagle. "It does not matter what a wolf is born, but what they grow to be."
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Post by Fading Mist on Apr 24, 2012 18:36:47 GMT -5
Lapping Wave feels her ears grow warm. "So," she says conversationally, desperate to change the subject. "Going back to those escaped evil wolves we need to kill..."
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Post by Soaring Eagle on Apr 25, 2012 14:32:21 GMT -5
"No, no! I can't kill them! You'll have to! It's against wolf law for the alphas to kill unless in self defense, so unless they attack me, (which they won't) you'll have to kill them," says Soaring Eagle.
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Post by Fading Mist on Apr 29, 2012 15:54:27 GMT -5
"N-no w-w-w-ay," Lapping Wave stammers, backing up. "I'm not a killer! I can't! I'd feel like Canis could take me! Lupus wouldn't want me to! I can't!" Soaring Eagle swooshes her tail. "You need to." Lapping Wave shakes her head, terrified, and pelts out of the den. She barrels out of the Quartz Camp, and runs until she can't run any further. She ignores the scales now, repeatedly telling herself, "I'm not a killer, I won't kill those wolves. I'm not a killer, I won't kill those wolves..." Panting, she looks down at the ground, staring at her white paws. But they're not white. They're red. Blood stained. But then the blood vanishes. "An omen," Lapping Wave thinks in horror. "I must tell Soaring Eagle!"
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Post by Soaring Eagle on May 1, 2012 16:29:30 GMT -5
"SOARING EAGLE!!!!!" screams Lapping Wave. Soaring Eagle dashes out of the camp at top speed. "Yes?" she says. "I... I saw..." begins Lapping Wave. "Yes, I know." says Soaring Eagle. "I had the same omen... only I was you." "What does that mean!?!?" she screeches in fear. "It was an omen sent by Canis to scare you," says Soaring Eagle. "You're in no real danger." But Lapping Wave saw the flash of fear in Soaring Eagle's brilliant amber eyes that told her otherwise... and fainted.
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Post by Fading Mist on May 2, 2012 14:44:55 GMT -5
Quickly, Lapping Wave scrambles to her paws. "You're lying," she growls. "I'm not stupid enough to believe that. What does it mean? Tell the truth this time. Please. Fading Mist always told us not to lie, and how to detect one. It's no use lying to me. Please tell me what the omen means."
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Post by Soaring Eagle on May 3, 2012 14:44:50 GMT -5
"I can't," says Soaring Eagle. Lapping Wave sees the scales tilt to "wrong." "And why not?" asks Lapping Wave. "Erm..." begins Soaring Eagle. "Because Canis would kind of... kill us. You can't speak about things like this out loud! Canis and Lupus have the power to end the lives of mortal wolves! Do you actually want that to happen?!"
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Post by Fading Mist on May 3, 2012 16:00:02 GMT -5
Lapping Wave rakes her sharp claws against the ground. "Of course not," she mutters grudgingly. Then, she bursts out, "I HATE CANIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE HAS TO RUIN EVERYTHING, INCLUDING MY LIFE! I WOULD BE A NORMAL WOLF IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM!!!!!!!!!!! WHY DOES HE EVEN HAVE TO EXIST? ?!!!!!!!!!! IF IT WERE POSSIBLE, I WOULD KILL HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Post by Soaring Eagle on May 4, 2012 16:17:15 GMT -5
Soaring Eagle tackles her. "SHUT UP!!! HE COULD KILL US ALL!!" she roars. "Don't talk like that! HE. WILL. KILL. US."
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Post by Fading Mist on May 5, 2012 11:46:42 GMT -5
Lapping Wave bears her teeth. "I DON'T WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE SCALES! I WANT TO BE NORMAL! I DON'T CARE IF CANIS KILLS ME OR NOT! I. WANT. TO. BE. NORMAL!" she roars. She shoves Soaring Eagle off and runs as far away as she can.
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