Nightcrawler
Bearing the weight of Fyre in his jaws, the lithe, ebon wolf returned to the pack lands. The pup wasn't the only thing he carried; he bore the knowledge of bad news. Two separate incidents, both equally as disturbing.
Setting Fyre down, Night stood protectively over the pup, "You must not run off now, Fyre. I will search for your parents and brother as soon as I speak with Eytan and Nita." He said, nuzzling the top of the youngster's head in a comforting manner. The poor youngster might be the sole survivor of his family, for all Night knew. But before he dealt him such horrible news, he would at least check and see if Dusty, Drac, and Jessie survived their human encounter.
Taking a nervous look around, for Carnage's words had gave him a bad feeling, Nightcrawler howled for his alphas. He wasn't sure what to make of her remark, but it had brought back memories of the wars a year and a half ago, when Kachina came to the Valley. When he had tried to keep Kali on the light side, but had failed.
Fyre
His ears drooped morosely down as he thought about Drac caught in the cage, and the fear and hopelessness of his parents. Night's touch was of some solace, but Fyre suddenly resisted it and bristled his dark mane in frustration and anger, "We shouldn't have run away!" He exploded, whirling around and looking fiercely up at Nightcrawler, "We need to go back and save them!" Guilt was beginning to get at him now, and he felt useless just waiting around here.
Nita
Nita came running at the sound of the howl. So much was going on, and she felt so useless. Her head held high and her tail pointed to the heavens abouve with fustration and dominance. Small growls rumbled in the back of her throat and her amber eyes reflected great worry and distress. She puased before Fyre and Night looking to each one of them with her growls fading. "What is it?" she asked blankly.
Nightcrawler
Upon Nita's approach, Nightcrawler instantly lowered his sleek head down. It was apparent that something else was troubling his alphess, though he had no idea what that might be. Hating to add more burden on his leaders, but knowing that it was information they must hear, he spoke, "Fyre's parents and brother... the humans may have.. taken them." The male was careful with his choice of words, as he was trying not to upset Fyre any further with the possibility that his parents and Drac were dead. Night himself didn't know their fate, but that's what he was about to check on, if Nita would allow.
"If it's not too much trouble, might you find someone to watch Fyre while I look for his parents?" Nightcrawler questioned as another notion stirred in his mind. Carnage... well, no need to bring more anxiety to the pack. He would tell them about that encounter later.
Blind
She nodded to Eytan as blood dripped from her skull. She would live for awhile longer. Standing she came towards the low voices, her delicate ears tuning into them. Softly for Nights ears only she murmered "You sound troubled, and not just by the pup, young one. What else is going on?" If Night did not wish to tell Nita and Eytan, that was fine but it would be wise for him to tell Blind, who knew well what she could do, and well what others in the valley could do for her.
Nightcrawler
The sight and scent of blood drew worry into the golden eyes of Night as Blind approached them. The Valley was plunging into an age of darkness, it appeared. "I don't know if it means anything or not..." He began, lowering his words as well, so that only Blind could hear them, "...but Fyre and I were nearly attacked by two wolves at the Croal Mountians. One looked just like..." Nightcrawler stopped the sentece quickly, realizing the obvious. What use was it telling a blind wolf what an enemy looked like? Cursing himself for his ignorance, Night corrected the statement, "...I'm sorry; I meant, she seems to be a relatives of Fyre somehow, and of the late Black Fyre, if you knew of her."
Nightcrawler held off on his next words for a moment as he recalled what Carnage had said to him. The last thing he wanted was to make a huge deal out of something that was just a snide remark; but somehow, he felt that the remark was truely a warning of things to come. "Before we left, she said something to the affect that our paths will cross again. She is evil, Blind, and that is why I feared her words so much. There is something terribly sinister about that female, and the brute that stood with her."
Eytan
Eytan followed his mate soon after, the same disturbance resting in his eyes, though with a less personal touch than his mate's. He came to Night's call quickly, but with weight in his peds. Though he gave Nighty a kind smile, he was trying to hide a tired tone as he spoke. Yes, friend?
Blind
Her gaze went dark and storms seemed to come to life in those clouded orbs of hers. She turned to Eytan and in her usual gentle tone she said to him "Night and I, we are going in search for the others. Will you please keep an eye on the young one while we are gone?" She knew of Carnage, or Black Fyre as she had once been known. And she was almost certain of the dark one that had been with her. She had to get Nightcrawler away from here so that she could tell him her story, of what she knew.
His eyes flitted back and forth between Blind and Nightcrawler, the expertise of old practice showing him many things others could not see. He repressed a shiver as he watched Blind, and his tone was distracted as he answered her. I will. Take care, friends. And the phrase said so many other things: don't stay away too long. don't go looking for trouble. come back alive... None of it was said aloud, but the reference was there. He was sure that Blind, with a lifetime of listening to understand what she could not see, would pick up the underthoughts with no trouble at all.
Nightcrawler
"Thank you, Eytan." His ears perked up slightly at the meaningful tone of his alpha's voice, and it made him feel a bit guilty. He knew, for one, that running into Carnage probably wasn't going to be a good thing. But it was something he felt needed to be investigated for the future safety of the pack. As he turned to leave, Night nudged Blind gently before heading away, signaling in which direction he was going. He figured that the formerly known Black Fyre wouldn't be at the Croals still, but that was a good of place as any to start the search, so that's where he headed.
Kala
Kala lingered back home after running off and her eyes were wide as she plopped down on the ground. Soft whimpers emitting from her muzzle after she heard the words that were spoken from Ageni. Her tail wrapped around her tiny paws as she looked up at the others and merely whimpered with worry.