HELLBENT | DOVAH NEEDED/JOINING?

[Sorrel]

⸺ HIRCINE ⸺

Lost in the sound

/Everyone can now post! Also given permission to powerplay

Their parent's death had been a stark reminder of the world that they lived in. Hircine was very strong-willed, but even then it was difficult for him to remain his composure when he had to tell Dovah knowing exactly how distraught he would be. It was a hard loss to lose parents, but it was something everyone had to go through eventually. Even if a parent was to die of old age, it was still hurt just the same as if they were killed by someone else. No one could outrun death when it wanted you in its grasps, and Hircine knew that well and true. Hircine simply cried in private where Dovah wouldn't be able to see or hear him. Hircine had tried his best to comfort his brother, doing everything that he could to distract him. Dovah seemed to be okay after a while, but Hircine still didn't feel like he had done enough to help his younger sibling. Especially if Dovah was hiding anything from him, which probably wasn't common but could still happen. His brother was scatterbrained, but he was hardly a liar in that regard. Both of them had lived together alone for most of their lives once their parents died. There were a couple of instances where they came across groups, but for the most part, they steered clear of them. Dovah would always convince him to go near them so that he could sell them some of their things. Hircine didn't get the point of it all, but if it made his brother happy that was all he cared about. Hircine heard plenty of horror stories about groups that had multiple different creatures in them. And how there always just seemed to be trouble following them. Hircine just wanted his brother safe and happy. It was the reason he followed him everywhere. If anything, Dovah had Hircine wrapped around his paw if he just gave him a sad look if he refused something at first. The griffin knew he had to be stronger, but maybe his heart was too soft with family.

Hircine's long tufted ears were perked while he was on the ground. He listening for either enemies or the sound of his brother's voice. He could already hear movement around him, his head turning in the direction of the sounds. He could see eyes peeking at him through the forest, but they kept their distance. He wasn't here for them, he was here for his brother, and then they could leave. Hircine wasn't really here to cause trouble, but if someone had taken his brother he was going to put an icicle through their chest and freeze them solid. The thought of his brother being hurt caused ice spikes to form around the ice that he was already standing on. The air around him grew colder as his beak clicked in a threat display. Nothing approached him. It only took a couple of seconds for him to hear his brother's words. Hircine nearly collapsed in relief in hearing his brother's voice. Hircine had almost started to walk in that direction before the tom burst out of the trees in front of him. His yellow eyes looked over the domestic cat, not spotting any sort of injuries. There was no scent of blood or infection coming from him either. He was okay. That's all that mattered. But he wasn't done yet. Yes, he was happy to see his brother, but he also had to lecture him as any older brother would. Hircine didn't absorb any of the words Dovah said, and instead as soon as he started speaking ice quickly traveled from his white and black spotted paws to cover Dovah's. The ice would hold his brother in place where he was standing, as his wings unfurled slightly showing his full size, as he lowered his head to be leveled with his brother. His yellow eyes showed that he was not happy. "DOVAH! What have I said constantly about you walking off?! This is the third time just this month that you've done this. You know what can happen when you walk off without me, you could end up seriously HURT. We have signals to find each other for a reason and you use them. UNDERSTOOD?" Hircine shouted at his younger brother, cold breath escaping his beak right into Dovah's face. His eyes searched the other's face while he lectured him. Yes, he was being a hardass. But he needed to be in this world of killed or be killed. Once his brother understood what he was saying, was the only time that Hircine would relax and become calmer.

"TALKING"