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Post by featherswift on Sept 20, 2009 19:19:52 GMT -5
Featherswift politely sat down in the clearing with them. The tree amazed her as she looked. She then focased back on all the different pack wolves. It wasn't like there was a whole horde of them and they were peaceful so she didn't necassirly have to bristle her fur, and she didn't. They were all talking about what was happening in the forest. Yes, it was wierd there were repsentatives for each pack, so this had to mean something.
She quickly looked around to see Yago come out. Featherswift dipped her head and then looked back towards the group. They were now talking about if it meant to slim down the ranks. How does that go with what is happening though?, she thought A new scent then came to her nose. Siverian! Melina walked out and asked what was happening. Now the alphess of Siverian pack was here. What would happen now?
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Post by Sivoncé™ on Sept 22, 2009 8:04:12 GMT -5
(Stir up drama between packs...?)
The ring of wolves closed in around her, each eyeing her with their own thoughts and motives. Fireflight held their suspicious anc curious stares evenly. Inside, a torrent blustered about within the walls of her mind. What am I doing? I can only speak for my pack...but it's wrong in all packs! We need to fix this if we're going to be strong against Blood Mist. If it means stepping on some toes, I suppose that's what I'll have to do.
"I'm not saying cast out wolves -- we need our fighting force against Blood Mist. I'm saying maybe there's something we could do different to make our packs work more efficiently," she murmured to Magic, deciding to address each rank in turn. She dipped her head to Yago and Melina as an equal. It's better that the leaders of the packs are all directly involved....better than carrying a message to a warrior. They'll understand themselves this way. "I wandered this way and found Pernille...then Magic came...then Featherswift, Yago, and Melina," she summarized. I wonder if they'll believe me? Sheesh, I just meant to take a walk...
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Post by .Rabid Lycan. on Sept 25, 2009 22:32:18 GMT -5
Magic waned into an uncomfortable quiet, taking a moment to study the cloud formations with studious interest. Is she telling the truth? I don’t think she has a reason to lie… but, if so, how could this be such a huge coincidence? What would make the packs more efficient, anyway?
As Fireflight listed off the names, he twitched his tail at each mentioning, reciting the names of present wolves in his mind. A lot of power lies here. This could get rather touchy rather quickly.
“One needs to be careful when making changes. If you’re planning to suggest some organizational modifications, it’ll probably be drastic. If it goes the wrong way, things may get worse…” He paused, lowering his head to address Fireflight eye-to-eye. “What sort of changes? Are we complicating our ways, or simplifying them?”
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Post by Sivoncé™ on Sept 29, 2009 18:07:42 GMT -5
Frustration got the better of the proud Destinian. Blinking evenly towards Magic, she barked, "Well, we'd simplify them, wouldn't we? That would be the logical thing to do. Our world is complicated enough as it is, what with wolves pointing paws at each other and the universe rampant with the fiends of hell. My pack hierarchy rests in me alone now; I am the only form of leadership they have. I cannot do it without an advisor -- what if I were choosing wrong? I cannot do it without a healer -- how am I to connect to our ancestors or heal my packmates' ailments?" She was thinking aloud, paws shuffling slightly as she resisted the urge to pace about with her speed of ideas. "But organizing my pack....that is something each of those positions do, isn't it? Proxies are....what are they?" I could've worded that better. She flushed as she looked about to the leaders of the other packs.
(...xD "what are they?!?!?!" )
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Post by ♫Flisk♫ on Oct 4, 2009 8:08:11 GMT -5
Melina, head lowered at the ground, involved in some deep thinking, barely listened to the rumblings of each wolf talking. A way to reorganize the pack. She let the wind ruffle her fur lightly and licked her lips, thoughts wisping through her subconcious. Her mind started to wander and she began to listen to the conversation that arose around them. Fireflight was talking and Melina raised her head and looked around, making sure nobody was spying. The word proxy snapped her head back to face Fireflight. She opened her mouth immidiately afterwards.
"I realize that you may not think highly of proxies Fireflight, as of your last statement asking what they were...but I must say that could be a pretty good idea. Despite your lack of respect, when I think about it, neither the Siverians or your pack has a proxy. I say we rid of them all together."
Her fur fluffed up with anticipation as she waited.
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Post by Sivoncé™ on Oct 4, 2009 14:42:52 GMT -5
The statement took the Destinian alphess completely aback. Get rid of an entire ranking? We've had proxies since the beginning of our existence... For the moment, shock replaced all thought on the matter; she answered Melina slowly, "It's not that I don't think highly of them -- they do a good service to their pack, just like any other proeliator...." There it was. Just like any other proeliator. The proxy was a proeliator with a tad more responsibility than the others, but shouldn't the warriors share that responsibility? If that tiny bit was spread amongst our warriors, it could make for a class of wolves with a more important sense of duty to their pack. Why not improve that rather than focus it on one wolf's shoulders? The beta and the alpha handle the extras...and the rest of the pack is the structure and foundation. What Melina says makes sense.
Fireflight nodded gradually, insight lighting her copper eyes. "Yes...yes, Melina's idea is a good one. My pack, as of tonight, has no proxy...." she swallowed, conviction in her next words, "nor will it ever have another." Getting rid of our proxies is a good step...but if we are to build strong packs, it has to be from the ground up. It has to start at the beginning and last through the lifetimes of our wolves...and their new generations. Neophytes....how can we help neophytes? Without waiting for a reaction from her sudden decisions, she barked, "And what of the mentoring system? How can this be more efficient?"
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Post by Kismet//Accalia on Oct 4, 2009 16:20:53 GMT -5
Yago!
Yago had closed her eyes and just listened to most of the conversation, not wanting to really talk until she understood all of what was going on. She wondered how in the world they were just going to get rid of a high rank. What about the wolves who were proxies? Would they just become regular members? "They are just like regular members, aren't they?" she murmured. She decided it would only make sense to do what the others had done. "The Sheeran pack will also get rid of its proxy rank. There is no need for it, obviously, as I can see." At least that's one last rank for me to deal with, she thought. Thinking about it now, she never really talked much with her proxy, and she had always needed a new Beta. Her proxy could easily become the new beta, to make it fair, and then she'd have to figure another way to choose another beta if the worse came to her new one. She pricked her ears at what Fireflight had said. Great, now we have to figure this out. I was hoping this would be short, guess not.
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The blood was spilled by Yago
With 194 drops hitting the floor
And Acca's last words being:
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Post by Sivoncé™ on Oct 5, 2009 7:34:25 GMT -5
So...this is the end of tradition?
It seemed odd, almost like the funeral of some wolf they had never met or seen before; there was the slightest twinges of sadness in the moment for Fireflight. Well...I suppose it's for the better, isn't it? Golden Wolf has made it clear he no longer shapes the world directly. So doesn't that mean we have to shape it ourselves? She was mildly surprised by how little the other wolves objected. That only leaves the Yozoran pack....who have no alpha... She turned expectantly to Pernille, waiting for her to answer. I think she has more to answer for than just her proxies. Without a proxy, she's the only leadership in her pack. It's about time we recognize it, isn't it?
Neophytes....too many warriors are busied to train them all individually. Socially, packs are seperated on the inside from the very start with this mentoring system... Her thoughts lingered with sadness on two neophytes in particular, Raffa and Phobia. I'm not sure if there's any reaching those two...but there has to be something to stop future neophytes from going rogue, isn't there?
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Post by nighty! on Oct 5, 2009 13:28:31 GMT -5
Pernile, Yorzoran Beta, Goodbye Proxies?!. [/color][/size][/font][/center] ------------------------------
Pernille did feel a bit of an outsider of the whole discussion about BloodMist and deproxification. It was a good idea though, what were proxies anyways? They are third command and third command are basically warriors with a name attach to their name. There wasn't really a point of the whole concept. Right now, she is the leader but, a very confused one at that. She didn't know where her father had been to, infact, she doesn't even remember it because it's been a while. "It's only me and Bain, not counting Iver as the alpha so I say that having no proxies is fine," the beta of Yorzoans said. She's going to have to make a decision back at camp though. Maybe sunrise, or right after she gets back. It'd be easier to get out of the way though. Yeah, better. It's going to be hard though, being use to the old ways, a bit confusing.
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Post by ♫Flisk♫ on Oct 6, 2009 19:55:38 GMT -5
Melina let her idea slip into the minds of the other wolves. They seemed silent for a moment, as if they didn't like it. She wondered what she had risked and lost. Suddenly Fireflight broke off talking and everyone seemed to erupt into an agreeing conversation. Raising her brow, Melina cracked her neck as she listened to the peices of conversation. Everybody seemed to agree. Lifting her head, she asked, covering her relieved tone.
"So everybody agrees that proxies are over? Alright...Mentoring. Perhaps we do a head count of all mentors and neophytes and see how many are progressing and those that aren't? If they aren't they are reassigned, if they are then their progress is watched closer by the beta of the pack?"
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Post by Sivoncé™ on Oct 8, 2009 7:49:17 GMT -5
The fiery shoulders of the Destinian alphess shrugged in response to Melina's suggestion. Reassign them, sure, and risk causing inter-pack conflict and resentment. How would any of us feel if we were told our teaching was inadequete? There's no sugar-coating it and there's certainly no ignoring it, either...but I want to unite my pack, not divide it.
"It's an option," she murmured vaguely, but her distaste was asserted in her gaze. "I want to apply something, though, that forms unity. We ridded ourselves of proxies to tighter bond our packs with responsibility and to assert the higher authority....I don't just want to train my wolves....I want to create a pack. For that to happen, I think we need to do more than just reassign wolves," she woofed, voice contemplative. The pride of the Destinians rang in her tone, but she kept her regal demenor in check with a small smile at the other gathered leaders. "I can only speak for myself, but I'd guess the same could be said for each of you?" Her eyes rested on Melina's once more, imploring and pondering. "What if we mentored in groups instead of individually? If we brought neophytes together instead of keeping the most important time of their lives so seperated from everyone else?"
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Post by .Rabid Lycan. on Oct 10, 2009 19:43:37 GMT -5
It had all occurred so quickly—a minute, perhaps, during which all the packs had consented to rearranging the pack alignment that had been held in place for centuries. How casually we cast this aside! Magic silently observed as each leader agreed, a mixture of shock and hesitance flickering across his features. …but, perhaps, this is what we need… I’m too set in the ways of the old.
“Mentoring in groups?” Magic repeated, glancing at Fireflight once more. “Well, okay, I can see it. We could have the pack as a whole raise the neophytes… as in, we could have a wolf or two take out the neophyte group and teach them how to hunt, and such? It would eliminate a lot of trouble with deciding which individual was in charge of which neophyte.”
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Post by ♫Flisk♫ on Oct 11, 2009 19:42:12 GMT -5
Melina cocked her head, letting her idea float away. Fireflight obviously had hated it, and of course she knew that coming up with two brilliant ideas in one day was too much. She would stick with one. Trying her best to think, Melina was suddenly interrupted by an incredible idea from Fireflight. Biting back the reply on her tongue that wanted to scream YES! PERFECT! Instead, Melina nodded, listening as Magic agreed. Her own head nodded and Melina produced a question.
"So that means that there would be no set mentors. It would be any well trained wolf that you would choose that day. Then we could do ceremonies in groups and there would be less hassle in having to do one at random times. I like it."
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Post by Sivoncé™ on Oct 13, 2009 7:51:42 GMT -5
Fireflight dipped her head to the other wolves, nodding slightly with their commentary. "Yes, mentoring in groups....I suppose we'll each interpret it differently, but who say our packs can't vary with their policies?" She smiled slightly at Melina's words on ceremonies. "Yes, we can hold ceremonies as the groups of neophytes commence their training or graduate. The pack as a whole will train them....or perhaps assigned mentors of the entire group..." She glance up at the moon, beginning to fade from the sky with the rousing dawn. "...something of the like," she murmured. Glancing to the other alphas, she heaved a heavy sigh. "Now, then...is there anything more to be said before we return to our respective duties?" ((Wolfie && Flisk, PM me, I have thread ideas  )) |
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Post by featherswift on Oct 14, 2009 17:48:33 GMT -5
Featherswift watched on and didn't interject with the higher ranks thoughts. It made sense to get rid of the proxies. She listened to each wolf in turn and liked the idea of mentoring in groups. One less rank, new ideas. The packs were getting stronger and everyone would have a greater feel of being a member of the pack. Her ears went to Firelight as she asked if anything else would be addressed. What would come up next? Featherswift looked at the tree in awe as she waited.
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