AWOOO! (Open)

[SaveAWolfxSaveALife]

Vivi glanced at Jolon with her good eye. Chuckling a little bit at him and his sour behavior, she continued in her cleaning process. While picking out the brambles she was glad that she hadn't looked up at Ligua, exposing her missing eye. It had been a very wierd day actually. To think this whole thing started out with her merry stroll, and now she was cleaning brambles out of another wolf's fur. xD Pick, pick, spit. That was pretty much the pattern. Pick out a bramble with her teeth, spit it on the ground. Pick, pick. And maybe she...Oh wait...Spit. =) And maybe she could even get through the whole day hiding her face so no one had to look at it. Though Ligua didn't really count, partially because she could tell by the glazed look in his eyes that he was seeing nothing but blurred shapes and a spinning world. It was obviously fading off though, so she was careful about looking at him directly. After all of the brambles had been removed, Vivichi started to poke her nose around in the fur, sniffing for blood and checking for scratches, like Jolon had said. After a while Vivichi removed her nose from Ligua's fur and confirmed everything. "You're fine, but get some rest. The whole time I could hardly hear myself think because of you loud heartbeat and irregular breatheing. You are a lot calmer now, though, but you still must be tired." It kind of freaked her out. In her loner days some exiles had told her about the Packs' 'herb healers'. This Pack apparently didn't have one, but the way she talked made her feel like one. "I don't think I'd ever want to be an...herb healer. Though it's not like I make a good warrior, being half blind and all." She spat at herself, in a whisper.

[Njack]

Ligua shrugged, not even really noticing Vivichi picking the brambles out of his fur now. I suppose it was bound to come up sometime.

"As I said before, I saw Neveria being taken by a wolf. She's my neophyte I'm supposed to be mentoring, so I thought... well, I don't exactly remember what I thought. I'm pretty sure I let out a howl to alert wolves, but maybe no one heard. Then I chased that wolf through the woods and ended up in Bitterwind Valley. Seeing the circle of wolves there, I knew I couldn't save the hostages, and if I tried, I'd probably kill myself." Ligua hesitated, breaking the wall of text, then shook his head and continued. "I didn't want them to spot me, so I ran as fast as I could back to camp, crashing through brambles and stuff on the way back. I thought I heard someone coming after me or near me, but it might have just been my imagination."

He shrugged again, his paw making a waving motion in the dirt. "So I'm sorry if you think I did something that I shouldn't have, but... yeah... it seemed like the right thing to do at the time."

[SaveAWolfxSaveALife]

"Well, the howl was a really stupid thing to do. You let the wolves know you were there, probably, but otherwise I think you did the right thing. I'm just glad you came back, safe, unhurt." Vivi said, smiling slightly. She went back into the crowd of wolves around Ligua and sat where she previously was.

[featherswift]

Watching Ligua and Vivichi he watched for an answer to his question. Finally, he started. With more detail it made sense to him and why Ligua had ran after the Hellfirians. He'd have done the same thing, except maybe not the howl. He watched as Vivi told Ligua he was okay and sit down. His amber eyes looked at Ligua then, who was dragging his paw in the dirt. "Now that I know more, I would have done the same thing. I agree with Vivichi though, the howl could have been a big mistake if any wolf were to follow you. I'm glad you got back safely," he said, more calmly. Looking around he knew it had to be said. "Should we go check it out?"

[SaveAWolfxSaveALife]

"Well, if they heard Ligua's howl, don't you think they'd be on the look out for nosy wolves? Honestly, Jolon, the last thing we should do is check it out. Maybe some other day, but certainly not now." Vivichi spat, but still warm heartedly. She was, of course, happy today. =)

[Sivoncé™]

Crow spat with annoyance, pacing, tail lashing. "Oh, yes, just wait for another day! By then, my daughter will be dead! Doesn't that mean anything to you blathering idiots?!" Crow snarled, at Vivi, chest heaving with anger. Why are we standing around?! "They'll never expect us to strike back so quick! It'll prove to the other packs we're still powerful and we can get at least a few of the missing wolves back to safety," he woofed, now talking more sensibly. "We have a definite element of surprise. They obviously think they have the upper hand. This will shake them. We weren't there for the bulk of the battle, we can spare a few warriors and go after them!"

Lyell groaned inwardly. I know Crow can't help it...but not everyone's going to see it that way. Well, if it was them, they would act the same...and the second part seems sensible. Lyell nodded slowly, mulling this over. "It's a warrior's duty to do things like this....and not all of us went to the battle, only a small patrol. I wasn't there...there are wolves who can go. I didn't see half of the Hellfire wolves there from the legend, but with the injured ones it could make for an even fight. Even if it's not, the Destinians are just over the border, we could reach help if we needed it. We can't just do nothing...."

[Njack]

Ligua stood silently, noting the back-and-forth of the conversations around him.

Who are these wolves again? Like, Jolon and Vivichi or something. I think I saw them around camp before... not too sure. He glanced at Crow and Lyell for a second as he listened to Jolon and Vivichi argue about whether they should go out or not, then almost jumped when Crow gave his opinion of the matter.

After Lyell spoke, Ligua opened his mouth. "I'm not that injured. I'll go. That is, if you want me." Seriously, some brambles aren't going to kill me. Right? And hmm... surely some other packs must have noticed their missing by now?

And yeah, we might need the help if we can't gather that many warriors... The circle looked pretty large.

You know what? You think too much, Ligua.

[featherswift]

As soon as Crow and Lyell spoke he inwardly sighed in annoyance. They didn't understand they were outnumbered if it was the Hellfirian camp for now. This little band that had welcomed Ligua wasn't going to stand a chance even if it was a surprise attack. Yozoran's needed to merge with the other packs, the plan he'd talked about to Crow and Lyell. Yes, if it was his daughter he'd go and help her, but he'd think it a lot more thorough. Ligua then told them he could help and looking him over he nodded. Ligua could help with just a few scratches. Now Jolon opened his mouth,"I understand what your saying Crow and Lyell, but this little crew," he looked around at every wolf,"is not going to be enough to handle Hellfirians even by surprise. Aren't they evil wolves who have lived before? Certainly they have a lot of back up or a good plan and are already ready for any ambushes. We need more warriors to help us, many more." His ears and eyes were alert as he said this. He didn't want to see more death than he had to.

[Sivoncé™]

Lyell nodded reluctantly, tail swishing, "They'd have a lot of backup, too, but they're far too arrogant to think we'd try and attack them this soon into the game -- they think they have the upper paw right now..." he paced, Crow cursing crossly under his breath and kicking furiously at the dirt. We need to attack now, but we need help....the other packs would probably help if we asked, but that would be a full-scale attack --- we want a small fleet that'll get the rescued wolves back and fight off the defenses around them.... Lyell stopped, blinking around him as an idea began to form in his mind.
"The Sheerans! The Sheerans sent scouts out right after the battle -- they might even know more than we do at this point. They have a missing wolf, too -- they'll help us!"

[katsuwolf]

A well built she wolf, her yellow eyes burn through any wolf's heart. Black with brown built into streaks in her fur, she ran through the woods. Katsu has scars running down her back from battles she had been in while a rogue. The one that stands out runs down her back. Jumping up, this wolf howled for signs of life. Finishing off her howl, she scanned her surroundings. Nothing was too be seen or heard. Getting closer to the Yozoran Pack territory, she howled again. She sniffed the air and picked up scents of many wolves. It was about a pack of 21 wolves. Trotting towards the scent, she stumbled upon the pack.