Kali

The young female returned with a fresh kill between her jaws. She had been gone for while in hopes to gather her thoughts. She was still the same old same old dark little creature. Only now she was much older. Her black coat's ends swayed in the gentle breeze as she dropped the pepper colored rabbit on the ground. A heavy yawn slipped through her narrow jaws as she did so. Her petite paws pressed into the ground peering around the lands to see pure emptyness. A low growl emitted through her muzzle shut tightly and her ears flickering. She still felt so empty and alone. She felt angery and bitter heart broken and unwanted. She had wolves who cared for her, but it did not replace her dark parents who were dead. On top of that maybe it was just her dark nature. A smirk appeared as she still looked around the lands which she had been away from for some time. her smile slowly faded as they never lasted long or really ment anything.

Nightcrawler

It had been a long time indeed since Nightcrawler last saw his friend. He had feared her death at the fangs of the enemies who briefly stormed the terra all that while ago; a brink of a possible war? Well, all was quiet now, seemingly tranquil and peaceful. But Night's heart wasn't into the nice thoughts since Kali had vanished, for he had lost many in the past, and her disappearance only reminded him of how unfair and unyielding life could be.

Yet, Night hadn't lost faith in, well, Fate. As he lay with his head on his outstretched paws, his sharp yellow gaze fell upon a figure moving in the distance. Rising quickly, Nightcrawler turned his muzzle to the breeze, waiting for the stranger's scent to drift his way. When it finally did, Night could hardly believe it! Stepping forward with a touch of hesitance, Night began to run across the ground, the melting snow sloshing under his large paws as he went.

Knowing her personality, the wolf checked his pace several yards from Kali, slowing down until he was stopped completely, a few feet from the wolfess. His head dropped slightly, but there was a smile tugging at his lean, ebony muzzle. Still, despite his overwhelming joy at seeing his friend alive, there was a deep, biting guilt that was betrayed in his firey orbs. "I'm sorry, Kali... I had failed you. I failed Eytan." He had been ordered to protect her, but he could not. Now he was uncertain about how Kali thought of him.

Kali

Her head rose to see a black figure as herself draw closer to her slowly. She shot up to her paws glaring at the figure closing in. Her smile grew wider to see her friend Night. She felt like he was one of her only friends in this world. Others didn't understand and made things difficult except for him. Her smile widened as thought lurked through her once empty mind.

"Hello," she said strongly as he stood before her. Her head lowered and her smile faded to heae his greif right off the bat. "Do not be sorry. You have not failed me. You are still here and thats all that matters to me. You are one to never leave and to understand. I thank you for that, and I am sorry that I left. That's is just me, though. I had a talk with a friend and I feel much better then before I left. Though I still feel hollow like something is missing. I don't know If it will ever go away," she said mornfully.

Nightcrawler

Night's spirits lifted quickly, releiving him of the initial fear that Kali might hold something of a grudge against him. He moved closer to her now, taking his turn to provide assurance and comfort for his good friend, "You're well, and that's more than I dared hope for. It matters not that you were gone; only that you're here and not... dead." He hastily whispered the last word, for the thought of losing someone hurt him more than anything else. Especially if he felt he was to blame.

The black wolf raised his bright eyes and gave a slight wag of his tail for encouragement, "You should get your mind on good thoughts, and it might help to heal the hollowness, if only a little. I will gladly do anything to help you."

Kali

She smiled listenig to her dear friend. "There is no need to worry. By now you should know me better then that," she barked softly her tail wrapping around her slender body. Her ears began to flicker as she heard him speak of healing the hollowness.

"I'm glad to hear that you care, but the hallowness is always there and can only be replaced by someone to deeply love. I have lost so much, I have calmed down quite a bit, but being as dark as I am, in a way is just me," she said rising to her paws hastily.

Nightcrawler

"You can always depend on me, Kali." His eyes looked to her's now, trying to show her that his words were real, and he really meant what he said. Nightcrawler then let his dial dip downward again, but this time in a solemn sort of way. His tall ears were perked forward attentively and he mulled over her words. He'd do anything to make her happy; but could he possibly be the one that she could so love? Love; it was something he thought about now and then throghout his life, but it never seemed attainable. Until now, maybe? Or, perhaps, he was destined to be always a close friend, and nothing more? This area confused Night almost more than anything else, so he shied reluctantly away from it.

What does a wolf, or any other creature for that matter, desire aside from love? Why, food of course! The sustinance of life. If he was unsure of himself in one direction, he'd take another. Although it might provide only temporary reprieve from Kali's darkness, if any reprieve at all, at least it would be time to spend with her. And so, having made up his mind, Nightcrawler spoke again, "Would you care to join me in a hunt? There is a deer herd that resides in the southern part of our land; and they have begun to calf. A newling calf would make for an easy meal."

Kali

Kali's mind ran wild as she listened to him speak. "I'm very glad I have a friend. You and Ageni are my only true friends that I can feel good around and don't feel the need to fight back. I feel normal and happy around you two," she said with a smile. She rarely acted like this, but maybe her time alone did her alot of good. The only thing was she only acted this way to certain wolves. At the time her two best friends Nightcrawler and Ageni. Nightcrawler was always right there, and Ageni was around leaving her be unless there was something she needed. She still thought it was her journy away that made her feel better about everything. Thats why she hasn't been snappy to Night. She heard him speak of a hunt and looking down at her untouched rabbit she brought. "Sounds great," she muttered softly looking back up at him.

Nightcrawler

"I'm honored to be able to provide that for you. Friends are so very important." Night replied sincerely, letting his sleek tail sway from side to side. Now his lean muzzle was shifted to the side as his head rose to meet an oncoming wind. "I smell them!" Continuing to test to air, Nighcrawler headed south, into the section of Oak Prairie territory that overlapped their own terra.