Silence is the Key [Closed]

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Aved;

The wind blew a harsh cold breeze, almost everything was frozen solid and this time of year it would be hard to find food. Aved had just gotten a hare not too long ago, she was not hungry very much and she would be fine for awhile. As the cold air kept on blowing, some air would blow Aved's pelt but she did not mind much because of the fact her fur was very thick so she should be warm for the most part.

Aved heard sometime ago that there was a small pack called "Ivory Wild" and it didn't seem bad to join. She thought that because of her skills that Aved can be of some use in that pack, now the only thing is she did not talk much- really, she did not talk at all unless given questions. Aved thinks 'Silence is the key' to almost any situation. It is very useful in combat and when trying to hide for example.

She lowered her head and smelled the ground, an alphess scent lingered on to Aved's nose. Ah, she was at the border now. Her eyes looked around the area to spot any wolf around while also keeping her guard up.

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Koa;

To watch without seeing. To listening without hearing.
That was the power of Awareness.

That day, the wind howled outside of the thick tree line surrounding Wildflower Clearing—but no foul winter’s breath traced across the meadow. Koa had picked the territory well, along with Epicenter of course. Winter was hard for many different reasons of course, but in the Ivory Wild, a merciless wind was not one of them.

The Alphess was lounging against a hardened snowbank near the north of the territory, at the top of the slope it was built on. The sun had melted and rehardened the snow, which provides Koa a nice place to sit. Her eyes were closed—some might have thought she was sleeping—but this wasn’t the case. The eye-like marking on the back of her neck was glowing bright, and though she was still and quiet, her mind was alive with the rest of the land. Epicenter was there, Levi there. Calypso and Zeus were not around, but Koa did not try to worry herself over much about them.
Her head tilted and swayed side to side as she listened to the sounds of the birds and the few prey scattered about—and then she sensed an unfamiliar energy. Her minty-green eyes sprang open, and without a second thought she was trotting through the snow to the far side of her territory.
Awareness made it easy for Koa to pinpoint the exact location of the stranger, even though they hadn’t announced themselves. The Alphess let her power fade as she approached, and finally exited the tree line.

The wind was indeed harsher out here, and the temperature cooler. But that’s not what had Koa’s attention. It was the brown female with red markings that her eye was on.
”It is customary to howl for an Alpha’s attention when arriving at a border.” Her expression was cool. ”Unless you intended to come into my territory secretly.”

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Aved;

The brown female looked at the alphess, the alphess told her its customary to howl for an alpha's attention. Then the alphess asked if she intended to come secretly. Aved shook her head sideways in a 'no' matter, she might have thought she needed to talk in order for the other female to understand what she is trying to do "I'm sorry, I don't talk much." her voice was calm and Aved's eyes focused on the alphess.

While telling the other female she did not talk much, she had an expression saying "I did not mean to intrude". Aved cleared her throat quietly, her green eyes brightly looked at the ground for a moment then back at the female alpha.

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Koa;

Koa’s eyelids dropped over her frosty-green stare as the female said nothing in response. Perhaps a mute? Koa withheld her judgements when she realized that was a possibility, and waited calmly to see how the stranger would communicate.
She then proved Koa wrong, however, when she apologized because she didn’t speak much. Now Koa’s eyes did narrow. What an irritating gimmick.
”Well you’ve come to my border—I assume, though you haven’t confirmed that yet—to join my pack. You’re going to have to speak and explain why that is to me. An explanation as to why you didn’t howl would also be nice.” Her stormy-blue tail twitched slightly. It was cold out here.

The female then fixed her with a look. Koa wasn’t quite sure what kind of a look it was. Yes, the Alphess was very good at reading nonverbals and body language, but in this scenario she wasn’t trying very hard, as the female clearly could speak and was making the conscious decision not to.
”I don not read ‘look’,” She said flatly. ”Either we begin having a conversation, or we’re done here.”
Wolves could talk as much or as little as they darn well pleased—but not when meeting the Alphess of their new potential pack.

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Aved;

Aved focused on the female, the alphess looked a bit irritated. Aved realized she was going to have to explain why she was here and why she did not howl, Aved looked down thinking of her response. She looked back up at the female with a calm tone in her voice "I did came to join your pack, I think I would be good here as a hunter/warrior for the pack. I am very skilled when it comes to those things. I did not howl because.. Well, I'm so used to being quiet, I did not remember to howl for your attention- please forgive me. I never do these types of things really, I am very obedient so I'll listen to others."

Hopefully, that was enough. Aved's tail swayed slowly as she looked around the area, then she looked at the alphess tail twitch slightly. Aved is very good at being observant so almost anything can catch her eye.

Aved continued to stand although she wanted to sit since its been awhile since she sat down somewhere, but she did not sit. It would be probably be rude if she just sat on the alphess territory without permission.

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Koa;

To her credit, the female took Koa at her word. If she had continued the silent treatment, Koa would have turned around right then. They were not in Koa's territory at that moment—she could walk away any time she chose, and the female would not be allowed to follow her.
"Interesting..." Koa mused, chewing on her lip and glancing at their surroundings. The wind blew colder, ruffling her stormy-grey coat. "I'm inclined to say no," She said, tilting her head just slightly, allowing the weak sun to reflect off of her vine-like markings. "Unless you can change my mind."

Ivory Wild needed members, it was true. But Koa didn't get a good feeling about Aved.
"I've not seen you before. Are you new in the valley? Why should I allow a Hunter-Warrior into my pack if they will not know the best places to gather food, or how far to branch out from our territory before things get dangerous?"
Kos had lived in the valley for a good few seasons by then. Newcomers came with their own hosts of problems, and the Alphess wasn't keen on taking them on just yet.

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Aved;

The alphess was inclined to say no.. unless Aved changed her mind, then the female asked if she was new around here and why she should let her be in the pack if she does not know the best places to hunt. "I am not new here, I grew up here all my life. Maybe you have not seen me around because I hunt more at night and because I'm quiet and I travel a lot. I do hunt in the daytime yes, Hunting Plain and Kai Lake is where I hunt mostly."

Aved nodded slightly, she was more than capable to fend for herself. She did not grow up with parents but she did have a guardian for just a few months (although she spent most of her time to herself) Aved knew to hunt and adventure.

The wind did blew colder which made Aved's coat ruffle up a bit, yet it still did not bother her (thank goodness for thick pelts).

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Koa;

The stormy alphess rolled her tongue around her teeth as she listened to the female—the potential pack mate. She corrected Koa, saying that she had been born right there in the valley, actually. Koa frowned slightly. Really, now? Koa had been around for a few seasons by then and had never seen her... She wondered to herself just how many other wolves Aved knew. Had she truly been around the valley her whole life? Why hadn't she joined a pack until just then? Perhaps the Loner lifestyle hadn't suited her—but then why wait so long to come knocking on Ivory Wild's doors? Something wasn't adding up...
Her Awareness wasn't activated, but Koa found herself wondering if the female was lying.

Ah, she did not want to bother asking. It made no difference to Koa whether she was lying or not.
"Thank you for your interest in the Ivory Wild," She had to raise her voice slightly over the howling wind. "But I don't believe you will be a snug fit in our little family." She didn't bother to try and make her words not seem harsh. They weren't harsh, but if the female took them as such, Koa wasn't worried. "Perhaps in a few seasons' time when my pack is older, and we have a better idea of what we want and need."
She turned, making her way through the snowy treeline, but hesitated in case the female had anything else to add.

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Aved;

The female had thanked her for her interest with the pack, but did not believe she would a good fit for the little family. Then said maybe in a few seasons she would think of what the pack might need, Aved nodded slowly. She was not upset or anything of the sort, maybe the female thought Aved might be lying- it would not have mattered to Aved. But either way Aved saw the female turn but hesitated perhaps wondering if she was going to say something else, Aved was not going to say anything else really, but she might just say her last words to the female "Alright."

Aved turned and walked away but before she would disappear she said "Farewell then. Maybe you might see me around more." with that, Aved said her last words. As she was leaving snowflakes would block the females view and Aved was gone.

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