A Matter of Fire and Ice {Rhain/Lupus}

[mudfang]

"Honey, get used to it." Thorn spat. "If this world were a living thing, it wouldn't be alive. Because it has no heart. Oh, and I do have a heart. It just stopped beating awhile ago."

[Sivoncé™]

"Fuck. Off!" Rhain screamed. She ran. She hated this. Thorn was driving her crazy!

Feather watched silently. She shook her head. "Even I'M not having a hissy fit. Geeeze, How do ya think I feel?" She laughed at Thorn and rolled her eyes. "Hun, you two need to learn some self-control! And I sent a little bird after Clove...." She paused, than smiled at the irony of her words. "His name's Crow."

[mudfang]

Thorn's eyes widened. "Crow. How ironic. A crow is the bird of death, you know." She stalked in the other direction.

[Sivoncé™]

"That's actually the raven. But nevertheless....though there's going to be lots of tragedy thanks to Sharpie and Holly, she'll learn what love is..." Feather spat the word "Sharpie".

[.Rabid Lycan.]

Riptide frowned, listening to Rhain and Thorn's argument. He glanced at Feather, and then back at his paws. "Wolves do care," he sighed. "Even Verlust cares about some wolves, much as you'd think otherwise. Everyone thinks that 'caring' wolves should care all the time... that's impossible. For every crooked tree there is another wanting to help it." The Healer shook his head. "If only wolves would realize that before arguing about it."

[Sivoncé™]

"That's where your wrong, Tideboy!" Feather laughed. "There was no wolf. No wolf would've seen Clove again had I not done what I did. And YOU TWO!" She barked to Rhain and Thorn. "You need to look for loopholes! They're rather abundant, ya know!" She turned back to Riptide. "Be careful, the devil's watching!" She giggled oddly.

[.Rabid Lycan.]

"I rest my case." Riptide closed his eyes and shook his head. "I pity you for not seeing the truth... but I suppose only a few can. Every wolf is given an opportunity to be cared for. You just need to learn to take it."

[Sivoncé™]

"Not that one. Need I tell you how messed up this world is?" Feather snorted. "Whatever. If everyone was cared for, then none of this would've happened. We'd still be known as Night Mist, Shimmering Mist, Blood Mist, and Storm Mist. We'd still be back in the old forest. We wouldn't be where we are now if everyone was cared for along the way."

[.Rabid Lycan.]

Riptide shook his head. "Everyone has the opportunity to be cared for. You should take it, or end up like the many who believe otherwise."

[Sivoncé™]

"I'm done debating for tonight!" Feather grunted. She touched a pool, revealing two images. One was of her mourning mother, Siveria. The other was of a wolf named Star, struck down by a rock in the blizzard. She frowned deeply, examining them both. "Winter's pissed...."

[.Rabid Lycan.]

Riptide padded up behind Feather, looking into the pool. He gave a small growl. "Everything seemed so much easier when the GoldenWolf controlled all the seasons, instead of four different wolves." He shook his head.

[Sivoncé™]

Feather frowned terribly. "It's not his fault. Rhain and Thorn may curse him, but they haven't been in this post long enough to know what he's done for us. He's busting his behind all for us up there. Never curse the Golden Wolf...he's only wolf. With a few perks, that is..." Feather sighed and looked out over the realm.

[mudfang]

Slash pushed Valencia off of her and padded up to Feather. "What was that about?"

"Exactly my thoughts." came a voice. It was Yozora. She appeared beside Slash.

[Sivoncé™]

"What was what about?" Feather snapped. "Stop dropping eaves, you little snoops!" She *harumphed* and stalked away. She was tired of wolves getting their noses where they didn't belong. Rhain and Thorn could figure these things out for themselves;; Feather was allowed to say very little of the matter. In fact, she shouldn't have said anything. It simply irked her, the way Lupus carried on about the Golden Wolf as a self-righteous....grr.