indie had moved with the crowd of tanglers as they traveled outside of the territory, wrapping her pink shawl around her face and neck to keep the cold winds from biting her too harshly. initially she had come to see if the action would lure her target out of his cave, keeping an eye out for him. it wouldn't exactly be too hard to keep a low profile when there would be such a large group of animals coming together. she would have to file through each and every one of them three times over just to confirm he wasn't here...

when they reached to a stop, some mingling with the others that had already arrived, her gaze suddenly focused on the voice that called for their attention. it dropped momentarily to the basket of colors, but for the most part focused on the captain.

you will not be forming any more romantic interests. she told herself harshly, feeling a strong pang in her chest. she would not be turned down, rejected, or barking up the wrong tree again. she would simply admire from afar this time around, keeping her thoughts to herself.

she looked over the pieces of clothing idly, watching several others just take the closest thing to them then return to their practice. she found it better to look for the strange shepherd from the basket, though, waiting to see just who wasn't clothed if he didn't approach. if he did, she would see him.

the crowd eventually died down to a few, before they too left. the dogs face hadn't shown up. ugh. she wasted her time by being here, and she couldn't even leave until they were all done. she could be back there looking for him!

the caracal sighed, sitting down with a huff as she toyed with a piece of cloth in her paws, tying and untying knots as she sulked.

[member=48]goldenluxury[/member]

  her thoughts had been entirely too focused on her motive at that moment, that she hadn't even realized everyone had completely dispersed to noticeably leave her solitary. while indie would have loved to join in participating in this war (not.. exactly), she simply had bigger fish to fry. until this dog or wolf, whatever he was, was finished with, then indie could be on her way and do as she pleased. she couldn't risk getting too sidetracked from it.

she found it to be noble, to attempt to take down the pitt. its cruel founder had overtaken her former home. but she had moved on. she didn't feel a grand thirst for revenge or disgust; it was simply the stronger versus the weaker. the slaving they performed was absolutely deplorable, she would not ever deny, but it was poor timing. she could not stretch herself too thin to please everyone around her.

as the tiger approached, indie couldn't help as if the world were toying with her. she had purposefully kept herself from goldenluxury and yet here she was still.

the caracal couldn't help but giggle. "ma'am is not necessary with me. you may call me indie." she responded coolly, keeping a pleasant smile on her lips. "nothing is wrong at all, i just..." she unknotted the cloth in her paws. "i couldn't find a partner in time." she quickly came up with, gesturing to the pairs or groups.

"i only just recently joined tanglewood and... well, you know. they have their own circles of friends and it just so happens i'm not yet included in any." a partial lie. she just didn't know enough of them yet. wormwood, leroy, and delilah were the few she could immediately recall.

"so i decided i might as well just watch, since i came all this way."

  she finds herself deeply admiring the tiger's accent. something not commonly heard. at times its a bit challenging to tell what word she's trying to say through it, but from the rest of the sentence makes it clear again. she certainly was a target for the pitt, gathering everyone up like this. she hadn't kept up with the clans in entirely too long; she wondered if jervis even knew what was bound to happen. were they preparing for it just as much as her peers?

it would be a miracle for them to survive at this rate, then. so many bodies... jervis had to know he was bound to fail against the odds.

"oh i wouldn't mind! i can handle myself pretty well. this wouldn't be my first time facing them, either." even if the first had been a failure of defense, indie on her own was not a force to reckon with. she was not afraid to get some blood on her claws to keep herself alive.

indie couldn't help but take a long sigh, nodding slowly. yes, yes of course she could pair up with a few mutual friends and introduce herself... there would be no avoiding this today, at least. "i was wondering if perhaps you wanted to pair together? i would love to hear how this all came to be; i admire your tenacity to get things done. find solutions. you show your capabilities of a leader very proudly." it was certainly attractive. she thought to herself as she tied the cloth around her ankle.