Tar

Like he'd been dipped in the sticky paste of his namesake, the big bodied hybrid was as black as the darkest night. From the tip of his long, regal muzzle, to the end of his brushy, wolven tail, he was a dark shade of ebony, and with the dense fur of his father. Like an impressive mantle, his ruff was especially plush, framing his head and long, sharply pointed ears. It was those ears, and the almost absurdly long fur of his ruff, that gave away his heritage - he was mostly wolf, but there was dog in his blood as well. In fact, most of the pack was a hybrid one, with nearly all of its members having tainted blood.

Things had been quiet in the territory for some time, and the two-year old had plenty of time to think. More often than not of late, he found his mind more and more on the females of the pack, and of them, it was Harbringer who seemed to catch his attention the best. He'd put it out of his mind at first, but now the feelings were nagging at him once more, to the point where he simply couldn't shove them aside. Maybe he could go up and talk to her, and see how things went? Maybe she already had another male in her sights... maybe she didn't like him at all?

Tar stopped, frowning at these negative thoughts that were bouncing about in his head. Well, what if she did like him? It wouldn't hurt to talk with her, anyway... would it? The brute moved forward again after heaving a heavy sigh - he'd been asking these questions to himself for the past few days now, and it was making him dizzy. After convincing himself that no amount of pondering was going to get him an answer, and only inviting the fae into a conversation was going to tell him anything, he regrouped his courage and plundered onward, hoping to find her.

Harbringer, Tome & Aakasi

Harbringer was relaxing beside a frozen pond, watching as some of her younger siblings were having a time playing on the ice. "Tome, you look goofy." Harbringer chuckled when her brother's hind paws slipped out from under him, and he went down backwards first. Aakasi turned her head to get a look at the younger male who was scrabbling pitifully at the ice, and having very little success in dragging himself up to a standing position. Tome pasted his gray-tipped ears back and snorted indignantly, "You try being graceful on this stuff! Eck - eh- there!" The plushy-furred canine finally got his feet underneath him, and beamed a triumphant smile to both his sister, "See, I can handle it. I... oh, hey Tar! You wanna come join us?"

Harbringer and Aakasi simultaneously turned their heads over the shoulders, looking back in the direction that Tome called out. Aakasi bobbed her head in greeting, and shot Harbringer a winking look that the older sister pretended not to see. The sisters had noticed to way Tar tended to watch their green-eyed sibling.

Tar

Uh-oh, siblings are with her. Better than her parents, I guess... right? Tar brandished a pleasant smile and a jovial "Hey." as he sauntered closer to the trio, desperately trying to look calm and relaxed while butterflies were swarming his stomach. There's always tomorrow... I can do this tomorrow.. The wolfdog's determination faltered momentarily as he stopped beside one of the few offspring of Taiser and Sweetclover to bare the same general color as himself. One look at those sea-green eyes seemed to fill him with confidence all over again however, and once more, he wavered towards going through with it. "Looks like fun Tome, but-" His stunning yellow eyes turned questioningly to Harbringer, and his voice lowered a little, "-I was actually hoping that I could have a word with you, Har?"

Tanya

Tanya came forth, her hackles raised at the intruders. "Who the hell are you, and what do you want? Your in Silver Glades pack territory. We don't like tresspassers. I don't remember welcoming you as members, so I doubt you are. If you aren't, than I'll call for my alpha, she'll decide what to do with you." Her voice wasn't friendly one bit. Her tones are harsh, like always, but even harsher now that her brother left the pack. She waited for a answer, her muscles tense, ready for a fight if needed.

Harbringer, Tome & Aakasi

"Oooooooooohhh, I see." Tome immediately got a devious grin on his muzzle, because he'd noticed the same thing that Aakasi had too. Tar had a crush on his sister! "Say Aakasi, why don't we leave these two love birds- iike!" The young hybrid was jokingly speaking when Tanya approached them with a snarl. Caught off guard, Tome yelped and tried to jump back, only to slip on the ice and fall flat on his belly once more.

Aakasi wasn't much better as she tried to turn around and raise herself up tall, only to slip and fumble to keep her footing. Harbringer, the eldest of the siblings, took control of the situation with a sharp, ringing bark to bring everyone to attention. "Easy, everyone. This is merely a missunderstanding- Tome, put your hackles down! Aakasi..." Har flashed her narrowed green eyes at the two younger siblings, and they quickly quieted down and obeyed. Harbringer didn't hold any particularly high ranking in the pack, but she did have her mother's sense of authority and levelheadedness. Once those two were behaving themselves, the ebony-coated wolfdog looked back to Tanya, "We've spent most of our time outside of the territory up until now, keeping touch with relatives - I don't think we've been properly introduced? I'm Harbringer, daughter of Taiser and Sweetclover. These are my siblings, Aakasi and Tome."

Poor Tar had to wait for the time being, until this issue was resolved. But she did flash him a quick look and the briefest of smiles.

Tanya

Tanya lowered her haunches to the ground once she remembered two of the canines presence. "My apologizes Tar, Aakasi, and Tome...I fear I haven't met everyone in this pack. My brother usually took care of that. I'm Tanya, a resident of the Silver Glades pack." She waited for a reply, not sure if she should stay or leave. Perhaps she wasn't welcomed. "By any chance, have you seen Rein...I've heard some news that may concern her, and this pack..?" News that may cause trouble, but news none the less.

Harbringer, Tome & Aakasi

"No need to applogize, Tanya. I'm glad you're looking out for the pack." Harbringer replied, dismissing Tanya's apology and thinking nothing more of their brief confrontation. Indeed, she was glad to see that there were those in the Silver Glades ready and willing to defend the land from strangers. "No, I'm afraid I haven't seen Rein in quite some time." The hybrid sighed and shook her head, "Is there something wrong? I can call for my parents." Taiser and Sweetcover weren't exactly betas or officially of any high rank, but they had been in this pack longer than anyone else, Rein included, and Sweetclover could readily handle any problem while Rein was missing in action.

Tanya

Tanya was reluctance at first to tell them. What if Rein got mad for not being the first to know. Then she decided to say what was on her mind, her voice soft for once. "Shena had pups by two of Saydin's packmembers, one of them her own son. I found out that the Shadow Lurkers have one of these pups...is he rightfully ours since Shena is of this pack techniquily? After all the pup is our kin." In all honesty Tanya and her family simply wanted Shena and all her pups here. Even if right now it meant only one pup. Tanya wanted to see her neices and nephews, all of them did. To others family might not seem like a big thing, but to them the family and pack was the only thing important. They were all family here, whether by blood or not. That's how Tanya saw it, even if her mind was twisted and insane. Hell, wolves had even said she was like Saydin. Except their were some differences, even if others didn't see it. Saydin didn't care about family or pack.

Harbringer, Tome & Aakasi

Now that things had gotten a bit more serious, Tome and Aakasi both scampered off of the frozen creek and sauntered up to stand closer to their older sister, while all three listened with open ears to what Tanya had to say. When she mentioned Saydin, Harbringer growled quietly to show her dislike for the wolf, but didn't speak until Tanya was finished. "Yes, I suppose you're right about that. But the Shadow Lurkers..." Harbringer shared a questioning look with her brother and sister. The Lurkers were one of their oldest allies, but they were also just as fiercely loyal about their pack members and sticking together as a group. Would they allow Tanya and them to have the pup back, if they had bonded with it already? Har spoke again, cautiously, "It wouldn't hurt to go talk with the Lurkers. I'm sure they'll understand the situtation, and let us take the pup back."

Tanya

Tanya's tail wagged at her words. A smile came to her maw as she spoke, her music nothing but soft. She was excited about something for a change, and she felt no reason to be mean.
"Can we go now...And do we need back-up? Although the lurkers might think we want a battle. Perhaps just me and you Harbringer, unless you have an objection?" Tanya didn't want a battle, just Shena's pup. She just prayed they didn't say no, because she might take the pup anyways. What else she knew was that the father of the pup was there too. She almost didn't tell Harbringer, but she found herself speaking it. "Razorblade, Saydin's son, and the father of the pup is there with them. I don't like the sound of it to be honest. I just thought you might need to know that." Now she waited trying to be patient.

Harbringer, Tome & Aakasi

The wagging tail of Tanya was infectious, and before long, Har's own ebony tail gave a small wag for the simple pleasure of interacting with a fellow packmate and devising a plan to get a pup back. "We shouldn't need back-up, and I think you're right - it would probably be best that just you and I go, so we don't come across as intimidating." Not that she thought they could possibly look intimidating to a pack like the Lurkers, most of which were veteran fighters, but she wanted to play it safe anyway. She looked to her sister Aaksi briefly, "Can you let mom and dad know we're going that way? We shouldn't be long, but in case we don't return soon... they should know where we are."

Aakasi nodded briskly, giving a shake to her snowy white fur, "I will. Tome, c'mon, lets find them. Oh, and Tar - you can come with us if you want." So that the poor brute wouldn't be left out, she invited him along.

That left Harbringer with Tanya, "Razorblade...? I've heard of him." She shivered a little, more nervous than she'd like to admit, but she felt determined. If Tanya felt strongly about getting this pup back, then Harbringer would help her no matter what it took. "Okay, let's go." She gave Tanya a last look before she bounded off in the direction of Atroe City, and to the dark alleyways where the Lurkers called home.

Tar

He was just a tad disappointed to have his much deliberated talk with Harbringer come to an abrupt end, but then the news that Tanya had was far more important than trying to flirt with his love interest. Tar quietly and patiently listened while the group had their discussion, trying to follow along and recall the names they were using - he knew of Saydin, though he'd never met the vile she-wolf, and he'd heard of Razorblade too. The thought of those wolves made his fur bristle in anger, and also caused him some concern for Tanya and Harbringer's safety. "If you two run into any trouble, give a howl."