Snow felt a sudden urge of jealousy. Suppressing it, she wondered why she had acted the way she had. Probably because she could see this new female getting to Alpha by becoming Bane's beta. She didn't like that idea very much. Refusing to let such a negative emotion get the best of her this soon after finding other wolves, she pushed it away from her mentally. Reaching over, she nudged the female consolingly.

Gemini looked up at the female."Please,do not see me as a threat." she said,her cursed empathy making her feel exactly what the other was feeling."I have no intention of joining that male's pack.I wish to be an Alpha,not a Beta,and I wish to form my own pack,not join another." she said respectfully."and please do not fear or hate me,I am not a mind reader.I am an empath,and I cannot control when my empathy will kick in.usually when there is a very strong emotion or pain,but sometimes I catch random bits of something.I apologize that it happened with you,and I am thankfull that you tried to comfort me anyway." she explained,deciding to get those questions out of the way.

Snow was very startled. Pulling her head back and staring at this creature with wide eyes, she listened to the explanation. Seemed reasonable. But besides that, Snow wondered how she could be an Alpha. She was obviously weak and only those who could provide for the pack could be Alphas. With no pack, surely working one's way up through Beta was the best option. However, if she felt she could create a pack, then it was none of Snow's concern. Bane was her Alpha and that wouldn't change. He appeared quite able to take care of himself and his territory.

Alee looked at the two as she shook her head. She moved from them as she began to walk off in the direction of Bane. "That is enough you two." She said calmly as she paused looking over at them. " Snow, here we all have different powers. Different wolves have different powers. The world you left behind is very different from ours. As for the talk of Alpha. My dear some things are harder than they appear. I wouldn't go around saying such things till your well because you will be challenged. I don't like making it a habit of helping others. I wouldn't anger Bane as of yet either. Do as he says as long as you here in his land please." She said looking at the wolf. "Read my mind if you please you will find nothing for I am calm and it is my shield." She said as she tried to be warm and friendly to them. "I am impartial and will help you both as I can. "

"I cannot read minds,and I have no wish to do so.I also have no wish to come into conflict with Bane.While I am here,I fully intend to show the proper respect." Gemini repliedbowing her head to the ancient."I know I will be challenged.But it is a thing I must endure,because I promised.If I cannot become an Alpha,then it was not meant to be..."

Snow mentally sighed. Wolves were majestic and as wonderful as she remember her kind being. However it seemed that everyone, herself included, was quick to judge and stern. Was it just her pup memories of the playfulness that existed in a pack? But to be fair, this wasn't a pack. It was an Ancient, her bodyguard and Bane's nemisis, Bane's pack, and two loners. What a tense situation to be in the middle of. However, after the last three years of isolation, she would adjust to anything to not be alone again. Simply bowing her head and lowering her tail to the Ancient, she watched Alee walk after Bane.

Bane gave a yawn as he finally found a deer, it was an injured one so it was easy enough to take down with out having to use his powers, once he broke its' neck, he proceeded with draging it back to the group though he had stopped and stood far enough away that they would not notice him watching and listening in on thier conversation. He gave a small growl, he didn't know what to do at this point, he had Alee that was basically trying to patch things up between him and Jason, who he would rather kill after he ripped his wings off and now he has a female wolf that is trying to become an alpha and she clearly does not know how to go about it. He picked the deer up once more as he moved to head back towards the group, only to almost run right into Alee, he jerked and gave a small yelp of surprise before he let the deer drop. "I almost ran into you, Alee."

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Once the buck had gone down, she let the land lay back in its' natrual form, she stood on top of her prey as he bright blue eyes watched the male that had taken down a few more deer. She had her food and it would last her a while if she did it right though now she had the problem of another wolf and a male one at that. He may or may not try to kill her but there was no way that she was going to back down from him or a fight.

Remaining still underneath the tree that the young wolf; Avaddon had come down upon. He had stayed silent while he watched the female and male wolf that were conversing with one another earlier stare back at him for only a moment. Right before he could get even a single word out, it hadn't been much of a surprise to hear another wolf speak up from high up above. Quickly Avaddon had turned his attention upwards to see what seemed to be a white and blue wolf come falling from the sky only to end up touching a small lake in front of them all, immediately turning the water to nothing but complete and solid ice. That was indeed a shocking ability, obviously enough it could become a very dangerous weapon if Avaddon were to ever end up fighting the female approaching them. Staring back at the female, even with her speaking up; he had remained silent to himself only due to him just meeting other wolves after it had been so long since he had left his own pack and family. It was difficult for him to even meet others, although even if he had met other wolves on his travels with how they had acted it was kind of harder for Avaddon to figure out if he should be kind or simply just leave now while he had the chance rather then getting attacked for being someone who didn't belong.

Without even a minute later, the sounds of the bushes moving roughly had now caught the attention of the white and crimsoned wolf as he turned over to find what looked like another female wolf that had the fur of what looked to be flames. Watching as how the female who had come jumping down from the cliff and onto the water made her way over toward the firey female wolf, only to drip a single tear onto her body. Avaddon had easily noticed how the tear seemed to have its own special healing powers, once more out of nowhere it had seemed as though another wolf came to join the group. This time, a male with black feathered wings and not to mention had somewhat of an attitude, especially with the conversation he had with the other male; Bane. This other male seemed to had been called Jason, while the female that had come down was Alee. The white female wolf was Snow, while the new firey female's name was still unknown as well.

Only taking a slight glance at each of the other wolves conversing with one another for only seconds each time. After what seemed like a small argument had gone by, it looked to be as both of the other male wolves had left the area. While the other three female had spoken with one another, the first thing that had caught Avaddon's attention was hearing the firey wolf's comment on wanting to become an alpha of her own pack. Speaking to Alee that she had known about being challenged and the responsibilities of being an alpha. The one thing that really had Avaddon finally done with being silent was hearing the disconfidence in the girl's voice about if she couldn't become one, it just wasn't meant to be. Stepping away from the tree and up the female wolf, he stared down with his own face barely showing much emotion of his own. "With that attitude..your not going to prove to anyone that you can become an alpha of any pack...If your going to want to become an alpha, your going to need more confidence than that. To an alpha, there should never be the word 'not'..they are the leader of the pack. They are to protect all the wolves that follow them..no matter what the cost may be." His voice was soft yet gentle, it hadn't been loud but strict. It wasn't so much anger that had filled his heart, but more rather homesickness that had gotten to him. His family and him also had an alpha they followed under, his strength and determination was unmatched by any other wolf in the pack and that was the reason they all had followed under him. They knew that they could trust him as a leader. Avaddon hadn't bothered to look over at either one of the other females as he simply focused his attention on the girl before him.

Gemini looked up at the male who spoke to her so candidly,and nodded."Of course,you're right.I lost my resolve for a moment,but it's back now.Thank you." She said,standing up slowly-only to have her tired legs fail on her yet again.Gemini uttered a curse and tried again.And failed again."Cat dung! So tired...ok,one more time..." The flame colored she wolf mustered all her remaining strength and heaved herself to her feet.She swayed a little,but gained her balance quickly,breathing heavily.Though clearly exhausted,she still looked triumphant and proud,with an air of confidence befitting of a Beta,at least."I may need to rethink my strategy,of course,but I will become an Alpha someday.Even if I must first become a Beta." She said.

Watching and listening as how the firey wolf female agreed to what Avaddon had said as well as thanking him for his own words. All he had done was nod as well that she understood the responsibilities of what an alpha should be like. So watching as how she had began to try her best to stand onto her all four paws, the white and crimson wolf remained standing there to watch her rather then coming over and helping her up to her own paws. It was to be expect to see as how the female wolf had fallen back down a couple of times, she was rather weakened when she had come over toward the group from out of nowhere. By the time she had been able to finally stand onto her four paws and began speaking with confidence, Avaddon could only stand there and watch without another word from his lips. "It doesn't take a genius to figure out that you need rest before you go doing anything about making yourself an beta let alone an alpha."

Alee froze as she stared at Bane. She gave a slight bow of her head. Her eyes shifted slightly to the conversation between the other male wolf and Gemini. She closed her eyes as she rose her head and stepped aside moving right past Bane. She open her eyes shortly after that as she made her way away from the noise of the others. She moved swiftly and quietly through the territory. She herself was tired and needed rest. She soon came upon the waterfall and stream below it that separated Ban's territory from the others. She walked through the stream with ease walking on top of it as the water froze beneath her as she made her way across. She leaped up the side of the waterfall till she came to the ledge that lead to the hidden cave behind the waterfall. She headed inside the cave and headed for the back of the cave. There she laid down on the moist stone that made the cave from top to bottom. She closed her eyes as she laid there resting enjoying the sound of the waterfall.

Jason just watched the wolf then grabbed his own prey by the throat after a while of staring at the female. He turned heading up the cliffs again. Once he reached the top his looked down wondering where Alee and Bane had went. He made his way down the cliffs and landed near the other wolves. He simple dropped the deer as he looked the others over. His eyes then locked on Bane as he saw him fully paying attention to him now. He turned his head as he wondered about the strange female wolf he had seen. He looked to where he smelt Alee's sent. He knew he should follow but he wanted to know more about the other wolf. He turned leaping in the air opening his wings and quickly scaling up the cliffs again back to where the wolf was. He landed just at the bottom cliff on the other side as he watched the strange female wolf.

Snow stood as she saw Bane return and wagged her tail happily, her face going into a happy grin. With him at the center of her world, everything was so much more simpler. He said this was his territory and he was an Alpha. She momentarily wondered where the rest of his pack was and how large his territory might be. Gracefully walking to him with her wings regally folded behind her, she commented, "I'm glad you have returned. Seems the weak one wants to be an Alpha herself. Haven't learned her name yet though. She is healed though. Alee saw to that." Glad to catch him up on his potential rival, she stretched a little.

Gemini bristled slightly."You dont have to call me weak.I am strong enough.And my name is Gemini." She said indignantly.She could see a rival in this female already,and she hadn't even joined the pack yet.Turning her head to Bane,she managed to lower her head in a show of respect."I apologize for stumbling into your territory." She said.the small part of her mind that instinctively assessed potential mates noted that the Alpha was quite handsome,and clearly strong.She ignored that thought.

Snow backed away from Gemini in surprise. That was one touchy wolf. She quickly apologized, "I was unsure how to refer to you. I would have said injured except that you were no longer injured. Weak seemed appropriate since you lost a lot of blood and tried three times before you could stand. Now that I know your name, I will use it. My name is Snow. Nice to meet you Gemini." She felt herself cringing away from Gemini. She was so quick to anger. Wolves were not what she remembered them being. Adjusting to this was going to have to be her top priority. Not being alone anymore would also take some adjusting. She turned and, upon seeing Bane, felt herself become confident again. Her hero in many ways. She hoped to be just like him. Strong and confident. Fair and trustworthy. Under his leadership, she would gain the nuances that others had naturally from being raised by their pack. Her eyes took on pride at that thought and she stood confidently behind Bane.

Gemini nodded to the other she-wolf."And it is nice to meet you,too." She said,though her attention was still mostly on Bane.She wondered just what kind of wolf he was,to have such a loyal follower.

Riya dragged her buck between two tress before she made a make shift cave for her to stay in for the night. She looked aorund once more to make sure that no one was there to try to steal her meal. Soon she started to eat some of her food before she stopped and looked around when she got the feeling that someone was watching her.

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"Alee, come eat with us." Bane said to her as he watched her walk off, sighing for a minute before he picked up the deer once morem dragging it back to the group. Soon he was faced to face with Jason, he couldn't help but glare and growl at the male as he watched him walk off. He let the deer drop to ground as he looked around, seeing the deer that Jason had dropped off, snorting as he noticed the size of the animal. "An alpha, you say?" he said to her as he smiled slightly, thinking for a few minutes before he looked over at the once injured wolf before he started to eat some of the deer that he had caught, not touching the one jason had brought them. "Well, Gemini you have a long way to go if you want to be an alpha. As for you sir. What is your name and buisness here?" he said as he turned towards the one male that had not spoken his name and mostly did not speak. "Snow, you should eat up too. It is a little ways back to my pack." he said to her as nodded his head to the deer,m even for Gemini and well the other male flying wolf that was in the area.

Snow's tail happily waved back and forth as she walked over. Digging it, she enjoyed tearing at flesh that she had not been forced to bring down herself. It had been a long time since someone else had helped her. Something that made this all the more special to her. Inside, she found her loyalty to Bane growing. That he had brought down this animal by himself impressed her. She hadn't been able to get more than rabbits and other small animals without the use of her ice magic. Something she felt was cheating, but beggers couldn't be choosers. Right now, the food was more than welcomed and a part of her tried to warn her to not over indulge.

Noticing at how Bane had returned with a somewhat large deer in his grasp, Avaddon couldn't help himself but stare at the large corpse of meat that had brought back to the group of wolves to have. Whether it was for everyone or it was for simply himself was none of Avaddon's concern. The young wolf had already eaten before coming here to meet these new wolves, it wasn't really difficult for him to find food honestly. Especially since he had been traveling for quite a while now, there have been many different animals he had fed upon. Some being other predators while others have been larger animals compared to his own size. Many times, Avaddon has done his very best not to use his elemental powers in case it would have attracted unwanted attention to his location. The biggest case that he was afraid of was mostly that his old pack would one day find him. He had left his own pack and family for good reasons of his own, whatever other people might had thought about them wasn't something he really cared too much about.

While Avaddon had been off in his own world within his mind. The of the other male wolf named Bane speaking to him had nearly caught him off guard. Quickly turning his gaze over toward the tri-colored wolf, for a moment the white and crimsoned wolf refused to speak. Soon lowering his head and shaking it, he had slowly let his body drop to the floor making sure to place his own chin on top of his two front paws. "My name is Avaddon. I have no real business here, I simply am traveling." He said completely leaving out the true reason why he had been traveling, telling different wolves who he hadn't known for even a day about himself sounded foolish. Who knew what they would've thought or even said, being made fun of or even insulted was the last thing Avaddon needed at the moment.

Gemini bowed her head in thanks and started eating.It had been a very long time since she'd eaten anything at all,nevermind such a large animal.Every time she hunted,she had to use her fire powers,and then the meat was always burnt.There was no worse taste,she thought,than burnt meat."Thank you." She said to Bane."It's been a long time since I've eaten.So,why are you out here alone,if I may ask?" She asked.If she wanted to be an Alpha,then a good way to start was learning from another Alpha.Besides that,she was starting to like Bane a little.

Snow had eaten her fill and stepped away with Gemini so close. She didn't really like her and rather wanted to stay away from her. At least Gemini had already declared earlier that she had no plans on joining. Snow was glad she wouldn't be staying around. She was too cocky with no proof for her arrogance and that annoyed Snow. Looking between Gemini and Bane, she realized that Gemini had asked a really good question. Why was Bane by himself? It seemed like pack members usually stuck together. The fact that Gemini had asked such a good question though only annoyed Snow more. This wasn't like her. She mentally took a deep breathe. Allowed herself to cool down her emotions. Now more observant and in control, she sat on her haunches and looked over Gemini. She was obviously weary from traveling much like Snow, though somehow in worse shape. Evidently times had been tougher on the other female. Glancing at Bane, she saw that he was keeping an eye on everyone, including the shy wolf Avaddon.

Seeing that this new wolf barely spoke, Snow found herself a bit curious as to who he was and his intentions. More also of his past. He had wings like her and the same quiet disposition. A traveler of mystery. She would wait for Bane to answer him before she herself talked to him. However she let her open observation of the male be seen. It couldn't hurt for Avaddon to know that she was wondering about who he was. Perhaps he could shed some light on her own background. Besides wings, how were wolves with them and without them different?

Alee knew she would have to apologize for walking off to Bane. But she had enough for one day. She was tired now and just wanted the peace of the cave. She wanted time to think and ponder on what had happen today. What would the arrival of the new wolves bring to the planet and the power struggle between the different packs here. Unlike the planet the wolves here where use to, there where no humans to do the damage only wolves. If they where too careless they could over hunt the animal's or destroy the land. She closed her eyes as she picked up one of her large paws and slammed it down on to the stone floor. Huge ice spikes shot up from the floor as they covered the entrance to the cave. Now she would be left alone to think.


Jason kept his still as he watched the other wolf. He could tell that she now knew he was there. He kept perfectly still as he sat on the bottom cliff just watching. He was more curious of her than anything. He liked the fact that she was independent and more suited for the place than the other wolves he had just encountered. She was very different witch was rather refreshing. He had no intent of fighting with her just more or less getting to know her. He liked the fact she was a loner and could fend for herself.

"Well, Avaddon, your welcome to join my pack." Bane said to him as he finished eating his fill of the food, he gave a yawn before he shook, scratching behind his ear. "I want you to know that i do not care what you have done in the past or why you have left your original pack." he said to him, even to Gemini though he knew her intentions very clear and he wanted her to know that so was he. "Alone? Is anyone ever truly alone?" he said to her in amused way, he was surprised that she asked something like that most people over look that fact and assumed that he had his back with him. "When you are an alpha you will understand why i came out here alone. Not exactly something that can be explained." he said to them as he licked his lips to get the blood off of them, noticing how Snow was looking at Avaddon, he had a feeling that the two may mate. "If you do not mind, i would appreciate it if you either took the meat with you so as not to waste it or to eat it all." he said to them, he hated to waste food for no reason even if his stupid cousin had gotten it and left it for this group of wolves.

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"Are you going to come out or keep stalking me?" Riya said finally as she licked her muzzle, her ears twitching slightly as she picked up every little sound that was near her. After she finished eating, she enclosed her leftovers in a stone like box so that one would could get to it before she was hungry again. Her bright blue eyes scanned the area once more to see if the person that was watching her would show him or herself to her before she goes off to do something else. Seeing and hearing no one, he looked around suspiciously once more before she turned, heading towards the nearest river to get something to drink and possible bath to get the blood off her fur that she couldn't get off her self.

Being welcomed to join Bane's pack, Avaddon could only stare over at the tri-colored male wolf with his eyes showing barely any emotion in them. This wasn't much different from many other packs that he had gone by in his travels. Without so much as a word to ask on joining the wolf's pack, he was already easily invited to join them even when he hadn't known them for so much as a day. The one thing however that had caught the white and crimson wolf off guard was being told that Bane hadn't cared for what happened in Avaddon's past at all or if he had done anything wrong to leave his old pack. Closing his eyes slowly, both of his wings had ended up dropping to his sides revealing the twin tattoos shown on his back. "Thank you for the offer..I will give it some thought..Although my methods probably might end up being rather different from your own. Especially considering you and I are not of the same wolves." He had spoken, soon turning his gaze over toward the female white wolf who seemed to had been looking over at him. She seemed to had wings just like his own, although never once before had he seen her, let alone Avaddon had never really met another pack of winged wolves other then his own. For a moment he had remained silent before his head tilted to the side while he stared back at the female. "Is there something wrong miss?"

Startled, Snow's eyes widened and she shook her head, a guilty grin showing on her face. "Oh no, I was just curious about you. You are the first winged one I've seen today, though several obviously have made their appearance. A lot to adjust to." She shyly let her wings smooth back against her back. "My name is Snow. Won't you come eat?" Her eyes went momentarily to the twin tattoos on his back. She wondered what they were for. Maybe if he didn't run away, she would get a chance to ask him later.

Keeping his attention turned over toward the white wolf named Snow, Avaddon could only remain silent for a moment as she returned his question by shaking her head and giving a large smile. Through his younger life when he had been with his pack, never once had he seen a winged wolf of her color before, everyone in his family as well as the pack he had stayed within usually had at least two colors on their fur. Although this one had simply a bright white coat of fur that seemed to resemble her name being 'Snow'. Having her reply that she had simply been curious about him due to him being the first winged wolf she had seen today gave away the thought that this female wolf had already met others before him. That was slightly odd to the white and crimson wolf since he had remembered during the time with his pack, they never really liked to show themselves to many of the other wolves that didn't have wings. Most of the time, they had traveled during the night to remain unseen. "Curious...? What is there to be curious about? You are like me, are you not? You know of your own kind, don't you?" Unaware if other winged wolf packs had the same traditions as his original pack, Avaddon simply thought that Snow must've known the ways of how any ordinary winged wolf was. If it wasn't about that, the only other thought was that she was curious on how he acted. Being offered to come over toward the rest of the group to enjoy some of the food, he simply shook his head in response. "Thank you for offering...although I have already had my own fill before coming here." He spoke,watching as how the other female and Bane had fed upon the deer corpse.