09-17-2022, 11:07 PM
[glow=#212330,4,1000]If I had a heart I could love you...[/glow]
As the minutes passed quietly, memories meandered through her mind. She thought of her puphood, blinking colors of all sorts on a cool starry night, sun-drenched summer days exploring and collecting trinkets. She remembered her litter mates, they were almost all just as avid collectors as she, and they would wander far - at least as far as the scouts would allow - in search of bones and flowers. She had forged some strong bonds, though the strongest of them all was between herself and her partner. Her voice caught in her throat as the memories of that beautiful young wolf flashed up to the forefront of her mind like a reflection across water. Mange nudged the lump with her nose and gave a small, quiet whimper; in the silence that followed, she heard the visitor.
Ears pricked and eyes peeled, she peered around and met the gaze of a pale beast, a ghost, for sure. This was, of course not the ghost of her partner whom she had just been remembering. It spoke to her, head level and wide eyes fixed upon her warily. She responded in kind. [glow=white,2,100]"Good evening and welcome,"[/glow] the she-wolf crooned, managing a welcoming smile toward the okapi. Her words were without malice and the welcome was without ulterior motive. Had she wished for this vigil to be private, she would have chosen a more private spot than out in the middle of a plain where tree coverage was thinner and visibility higher. She offered the other a spot, gesturing with her paw to a place in the grass off to the right of the shrine, and made no move to get up so as not to startle or cause any undue suspicion from the visitor. [glow=white,2,100]"Join me if you like. I hope your evening goes well."[/glow] After holding her gaze upon the pale okapi for a moment longer to see what she did, Wrathmange returned her attention to the shrine and began to hum while waiting for the other to do what she would. Even if the giraffe-like creature didn't come over, Mange made it perfectly clear she had no intentions of preying upon her tonight, though instinct told her this could be the easiest and most convenient meal she'd had in weeks. Pushing raw instinct aside as she often did while performing rituals, she proceeded peacefully.
Ears pricked and eyes peeled, she peered around and met the gaze of a pale beast, a ghost, for sure. This was, of course not the ghost of her partner whom she had just been remembering. It spoke to her, head level and wide eyes fixed upon her warily. She responded in kind. [glow=white,2,100]"Good evening and welcome,"[/glow] the she-wolf crooned, managing a welcoming smile toward the okapi. Her words were without malice and the welcome was without ulterior motive. Had she wished for this vigil to be private, she would have chosen a more private spot than out in the middle of a plain where tree coverage was thinner and visibility higher. She offered the other a spot, gesturing with her paw to a place in the grass off to the right of the shrine, and made no move to get up so as not to startle or cause any undue suspicion from the visitor. [glow=white,2,100]"Join me if you like. I hope your evening goes well."[/glow] After holding her gaze upon the pale okapi for a moment longer to see what she did, Wrathmange returned her attention to the shrine and began to hum while waiting for the other to do what she would. Even if the giraffe-like creature didn't come over, Mange made it perfectly clear she had no intentions of preying upon her tonight, though instinct told her this could be the easiest and most convenient meal she'd had in weeks. Pushing raw instinct aside as she often did while performing rituals, she proceeded peacefully.
[glow=white,2,100]"idle chatter"[/glow] | Bella | ---
[glow=#212330,4,1000]More, give me more, give me more.[/glow]