How Much Longer? (Tagged)

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tovaana

Joey:
Joey was getting sick of limping. Nothing else to it, he was just sick of limping everywhere. He growled softly, white paws caked in dust. He sat down, ears pinned against his skull. He was not happy at this moment; his brown eyes where fixed on a rock, and Joey wanted it to explode. He snarled at the rock, as he got back up and continued with his growl increasig as he passed the rock. He would give just about anything to have his sister back. He did have Tov, she was company. He looked at her, white and gold. He smiled, wondering if he should say something. He didn't say anything, he never really spoke all that often. He also had no idea what to say to her.

[tovaana]

She had never thought she had taken for granted her mother’s company, until she had gained different company. There was nothing to complain about, for it was to the stars better than her lone wanderings. It was just, different. She realized her mother would stop and show her something she would not have before and chat about this or that, as long as it had nothing to do with her father. Every now and then she would glance over at Joey and watch him limp, their traveling had been very slow. She had no need to be patient, for she was not in a hurry, instead just grateful for the company.

Over the time she grew accustomed to Joey, and watched, as he grew more and more frustrated with his situation. As their surroundings changed from green to more bleak, they stopped to rest. Tovaana simply stopped when he wanted, asking only when they had been traveling long. She enjoyed being able to help someone, it gave her purpose and energy she had lacked being alone. Her experience made her realize all the more that she wished to be part of a pack.

She sat and looked over abruptly at Joey as he growled at the rock. Her ears flattened against her skull in sympathy. She could not imagine being hampered physically for such a long journey… and they were only at the bottom. She did not doubt Joey’s abilities… but she guessed they would not be able to trek up the mountain for at least a day or two…Or maybe he would not be patient enough to get to the top, no, perhaps he had patience, but would his leg allow him? She looked at her feet in thought, remembering the rumors and stories, hoping they were true…

She stood up, shook herself of the dust of traveling, and wagged her tail slowly. “Are you hungry? I think I saw some rabbit holes around here, I could scrounge up something before we head up…” She dared mention the rest of their journey, as it would get harder now. Tovaana wondered if the White Wolf of healing would come down to them, but how? Perhaps she could fetch her? She considered this as she watched Joey.

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Joey:
Joey smiled a bit. "I can go, it may be a bit difficult, but I think a rabbit can stand up to me." Okay, I'm turning my mood around fast... he thought to himself, but nevertheless, he limped off to hunt wabbits. It was not as easy as Joey thought it would be. He did end up catching a fat rabbit, but it was something. It was too fat to run away. He took it back, proudly holding it up like a goof. "I caught something." he said around the rabbit, so it came out muffled. He layed it down at Tovvana's feet, and bowed his head. "M'lady." He was smiling wide, his black tail wagging wildly. His gloomy bad mood replaced by a more goofy one for no real reason. He sat down, ears forward and alert. He was a bit paranoid after he and Tovvana had been attacked by that cat. He then proceeded to smiled and get back to his paws.

[tovaana]

Tov’s white ears perked forward in his more positive and stubborn response. Before she could tell him that he probably should rest, he was gone. She sighed, left speechless, then felt silly just sitting her. She stood back up and moved around large stones in a different direction. He had followed a couple of leads, but most were tucked in their borrows. She tried digging at a hole in frustration, but to no avail. She wandered back just as Joey was coming back with a rabbit dangling from his maws. Her tongue lolled and she laughed quietly at herself, feeling silly that she with no broken leg had come back with nothing.

“So you did…” She mused closing her mouth and sniffing the rabbit, wondering if it was one of the ones that eluded her. It only took her a couple of moments to decide that this rabbit had not crossed her path before. Sitting up she looked at Joey, then tilted her head in question. “For me?” She watched him glance around nervously, understanding of his alertness. She smiled, feeling like he needed the strength, but did not want to reject a gift.

“Thank you...” She said, she bent down and gripped a hind leg of the rabbit and tore off its thigh and leg, some of it fatty stomach following it. After making sure she had not taken too much she placed what she had taken off to the side then returned the rabbit before getting back to her share and tearing off the warm meat.

The snack had been refreshing. “Do you know of any packs in the area?” Tovaana asked, striking conversation. She also wondered because the more she travelled alone, even with Joey, how it would be nice to have a home and other wolves to support each other.