Darkeyes

Arriving at the packlands, he is startled to see that the starlit femme is not here. Apparently she had been distracted along the way. No matter. She could take care of herself, surely. And so he settled himself down, watching the Moon rise, and singing a low, haunting tune in a foreign tongue unknown to these lands.

Moon Phase

The duchess had taken her good old time getting here, admiring the scenery of other lands which she was unable to do while guarding her pack. Now that she had returned she froze as tones surrounded her, ones which she was unable to understand, and haunted her. What were they? Obviously of a lupe, but such tones were unknown here. Could it be Darkeyes, the brute whom had become her friend? Perhaps. Again her pistons lifted off the earth as she trotted towards the song, soon voicing her own into the otherwise silent night. Hers had no meaning, and was simply a sweet note, sent out to give her presence away.

Darkeyes

His rich baritone broke off suddenly, harks perked as he heard a response. It took a moment to come back to the world, as was always the case when he sang that particular lay. When he could finally see the world around him, rather than his far off homeland, he rose, lifting bulk onto pistons and heading toward her responding tone.

He came upon her suddenly, and called to her, a note of music still in his voice. "I am here, Mother-one."

Moon Phase

The steel painted fairy took in the sight of her packmate appearing before her, her moonlite spheres dancing with delight. It felt good to return to a land with someone to greet her, a good friend and obvious companion.

"That is good Darkeyes."

Her tones fadded from the delightful joy of bells to a more calm, rich voice.

Darkeyes

Seeing her joy at seeing him, he grew a little sad. She reminded of someone he once knew... but gone now. He tried not to let it show on his face, but he knew it did, nonetheless. Frost gleamed in his eyes as it always did when he was being secretive. He turned away, ashamed.

Something in him wanted comfort, but he was too proud to ask, too shy and aloof to tell her, and certainly too new to the pack to seek comfort. And so he stood, eyes frosted, and face turned away, not looking at her, waiting for the moment to pass.

Moon Phase

The doves expression chaged to one of confusion at her packmates reaction. He seemed to be hiding something, and though normaly she would stay out, at the moment he was her only packmate and only friend here. Her pistons lifted off the earth in a trot like motion, slowing as she got closer till she was right next to him. She sat, facing the opposite direction as he, though her dial was held proud and her plume lay still in the grass.

"Darkeyes, what is bothering you? I can sence something, your orbs are frozen over with a protective layer. Something bothers you. Please tell me what it is if you can, possibly I can help."

Darkeyes

He raised cranus and gazed at her evenly, allowing deep brown orbs to alight upon her. So much alike... Shaking himself from his reverie, he smiled a little, attempting to reassure her and remove the lines of concern from her face, as he had so often done with another...
He spoke haltingly, and chose his words with care. "I am well, Mother-one. It is only that... until now... I didn't realize how much you resemble... someone I lost, long ago. I lost her to the two-legs." His voice caught a little, and he shook his head, snorting in annoyance. "They killed her... my little sister. With their fire-shafts." The frost melted a little, as he voiced it for the first time. In its melting, the ice unveiled the ebony depths, where lay everything he was. In that moment, he was so vulnerable, so opposite of everything he normally was. He had forced himself to become the strong one, to take care of himself and not look back. This was who he was, and yet...

The moment passed, and he looked up at her again, smiling a little bitterly. "But no matter. Things past must stay past, don't you think?"

Moon Phase

"Some pasts can't stay away from the present"

The goddess let her tones fall out slowly and lightly, not a whisper, but far from a normal voice.

Darkeyes

His tones remained low as he replied. "Because the present is part of the past..." and he paused, more in thought now than in pain. And he raised his baritone in the lay he had been singing before, this time translating for her benefit.

"Wolf am I:
sleek, silent, strong.
Shadow of night,
Light of the morning.

So am I Time:
memory, reminiscense.
Falling away as you reach to grasp me,
Losing the moment the harder you try.

The Wolf is Time.
The Wolf lives Time.
I must live with Time.
Tho t'would haunt my every dream
'Til the day I sleep forever.
Tho t'would haunt my every dream
With the memory of that moment
Lost forever in Time..."

As he sang he remembered all the times he had laughed with Kya, cried with her, and sang her into calm when nightmares filled her sleep. And as he lowered his head, coming back to the real world at the end of the song, a single wolf-tear tracked down his cheek, and his visage softened. He then shook himself all over, and smiled warmly at Moon Phase, and he shifted his gaze to the rising moon. "There, Mother-one. There you are. Rising above me, to show me the world."

Moon Phase

The goddess was astounded by the song, the words touching her soul. Though it was a it odd to hear such things, all made sence and nothing seemed pointless. With his voice she was taken away, her imagination kicking in and showing scences of life and death within her life. And with those came thoughts of Darkeyes must feel. Hs sister, lost to humans. It was no wonder he had no problem with disposing off their livestock. When his tones came to an end, she stopped breathing for a moment, not noticing that her own breath had been going with the song.

"That.. it...beautiful. You have a gift Darkeyes"

At his second comment though she said nothng, but instead responded by nuzzling her dial gently against his. Why she was doing this... she didn't know. She felt like this was right.

Darkeyes

He smiled a little as he nuzzled her, and nuzzled back gently. He stood there for several minutes, allowing the contact to remain, before answering her comment. "It is a song of my pack... my old pack... back before. I haven't sung it in years. I'd almost forgotten it. You made me remember. Thank you."

Moon Phase

She could feel herself blushing abit, luckly her fur hid it so it was unable to be seen on her features. It would seem she liked this brute, as more then just a friend. A best friend perhaps, maybe more. All she knew was that he was special, even after the short time she had known him. As he thanked her she could only nod, her way of saying your welcome. It was a moment before she stood up, bodice shaking abit. "I think I will travel to the packs close to here. To possibly make alliences with the neighboring packs. Because ours is so small, it would be best to have allies when needed. Please watch over the lands Darkeyes, my beta. With this she took off, not turing to give a proper farewell, simply setting out to make friends with cadres near.

Darkeyes

His eyes remained upon her as she turned away, and he lay down to keep watch, lifting baritone again in song: a song of guarding and of being wolf-kind. A song of... pleasure... at being alive.