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[veddy]

You can't be too careful anymore
When all that is waiting for you

Arube was already nervous, prior her entrance of the wolf country. She had lurked on the edges for a few weeks, thinking about life in a pack. Her will to survive and instincts finally took over. She knew that if she wanted to live a decent life(and not go hungry), she had to join a pack. Life really was full of compromise. She walked slowly, never disguising her anxiety. She wasn’t the most sociable wolf ever, but she wanted to live. Besides, being in a pack would probably be fun. She knew that she wouldn’t be able to see her sister very often. Unless of course Vedemera joined the same pack as Arube, but Arube knew better. Whenever packs were brought up in a conversation, Vedemera fervently made a point of her unwillingness to join one, and then changed the subject. Arube could never figure out why Vedemera wouldn’t want to be in a pack. Arube, being a massive thinker, deducted that Vedemera did not like the thought of being advised by an alpha, since she thought all alpha wolves were like their father, Kai. Arube had often wondered if all alphas were like him, and if they were, she would bear it.

Arube now entered the center of Dachau’s capital. She was so bewildered she hardly even noticed the wolves bustling past her, their fur brushing against hers. She felt herself shaking, and not just from the cold that nibbled at her veins. Never before had Arube seen something so incredible, but almost scary at the same time. Her heard slammed against her chest like a caged bird just dying to get out. She had no idea what to do, and was too afraid to ask for help. She closed her eyes and counted to five, a technique she often used when she was flustered or stressed. She finally regained her composure(for the most part). Arube looked around, her amber eyes darting here and there. She saw other wolves waiting to be sorted, young ones playing, and big tough-looking wolves with obvious authority ushering smaller wolves around. Arube sighed. She fluffed out her shady black coat against the nipping cold. Her ears twitched. She chose a good time to join a pack, winter was on its way, and that was a hard time for her even when she lived with her family.

Won't come any closer
You've got to reach a little more

lyrics; Careful - Paramore

[Pocket Kitsune]

The Capital had been devoid of activity as of late. As winter crept upon the city, stalking it with the cunning and diligence of any oil-muscled night predator, fewer and fewer newcomers had felt boldness enough to try the pass. For winter would seal it shut until well into Spring's reluctant thaw, and only the whispered promise of breath of warmth and life renewal would tempt even the most adventurous of youths until such a time. The rumor of Dachau already lay beneath still ice and silvered snow, a story fit for human hearths until next season's cycle proved it to be as a phoenix, rising from winter peaks with a burst of magnificent color that would be a beacon to the curious and the weary hopeful.


Citlali shook the poetry of his musing from his mind as he stood with feet firm on the Sorting Rock. Already the usually bustling city was falling victim to fall's chill--and though the chatter of wolves eager to be sorted still rose and ebbed like the tides, their numbers had dwindled into a handful. His eyes scanned their numbers with the light of dutiful awareness, taking in their masses with only passing interest.

Winter always stole the zest from the brute--for he was better suited to the laze of summer and the warmth that kissed his pelt, not the chill that sank teeth into his marrow until he was as frozen as the landscape that surrounded him. He sighed, and had begun to half-turn from the rock, intending to take a brief walk to clear his mind, when movement at the center's square caught his eye. His head whipped sharply to greet the whisper of movement, and it was then that his eyes caught on Arube's form.

He had time, perhaps, for one more sorting this day.

"You there. Step forward, please." He lifted his voice so that it was sure to dance with grace above the dull buzz of unimportant conversation, and his eyes locked with hers, making it clear that it was she alone that he addressed.

[veddy]

Arube turned around to rest her amber eyes on a wolf with obvious authority. Just by looking at him, the female could tell that he was her superior. Not just the fact that he was much bigger than herself, but his composure and wise look made it plain and clear that he was of the higher ranks. It was when he spoke that Arube was able to confirm her suspicions. Arube raised her head meekly, and stood to attention as though she were some kind of soldier. If the she-wolf were to join a pack, she would be anything but, but Arube wanted to make a decent impression. There was no telling when she would see this male again.

Standing to attention was something Arube could definitely improve on. She still shook slightly, not only from cold but from anxiety as well. So many wolves around her made the she-wolf uncomfortable, and so did those that were bigger than her. She placed one light gray paw in front of the other, stepping forward as he ordered. Arube finally controlled her giddiness, and regained some focus. The tremors of fear soon turned into tremors of excitement. She was finally going to join a pack. One without her dreadful, bullying father. She could finally get him out of her life. Arube would miss her mother and siblings, but it was a sacrifice worth making. Maybe she would even find them and convince them to try and join whichever pack she ended up in.

Arube kept her composure and waited eagerly for the male's next words.

ooc; Crap post but I didn't want to keep you waiting