Are You My Mother? (Joining Request)

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"Close your eyes and count to a hundred and I'll be back..."

That's what his mother said to him when she left the pup out on the rocky bluffs. Except after Gil had counted all the way to ten he had accidentally fallen asleep. Luckily, his mother had hidden him in a dip that had a jutting rock hovering over it like a suspended roof. The hole was just small enough to allow the pup hide in and no one else. When Gil woke up, he expected to see the kind, but worried blue eyes of his mother. Gil didn't see his mother, however. He stayed hidden under the rocks for what it felt like an hour before the pup began to cry. His mother must have forgotten where he was hiding! Obviously, there's no other reason why his mother wouldn't have returned when awoke. And who knows how long he had been sleeping! She should have been back by then.

Gil let out a small puppy growl as he squeezed out of his tiny puppy den, dirt clinging to his light colored fur. "Momma!!!" the pup called, "Mommaaaaa!!!! I'm here!!!" he howled. Anxiety rose up within Gil as he looked around the bluffs. Everything was so big and he was so low he couldn't see a lot of stuff without needing a perch. With a deep breath, Gil stepped out of the area his mother told him to stay in and began exploring around the bluffs.

"Mommaaaaaaa!!!!" Gil howled, his still floppy ears twitching left and right. It would have been fun to explore the bluffs if he wasn't so worried about his mother. What would she do without him?.... WHAT WOULD HE DO WITHOUT HER??

Gil panicked, he had only recently been weened off of his mother's milk and even then he wasn't too particularly fond of the taste of meat just yet. The pup began running around the bluffs, yipping for his mother to come back. Something bad must have happened to her. That would make sense, right?! She was always so worried about everything around them!!!

Suddenly, the off-balance pup tripped on his paws and skidded his face against the very hard, rocky ground. Gil staggered back onto his feet, he was okay but the dirty pup had scuffed up his cheek and the tip of his black nose was now a raw pink color. The puppy sniffled as he began to cry. He didn't like the game his mother was playing anymore, he just wanted her to come back so they could go home.

"Mommaaaa..." Gil cried out a sorrowful howl. "Mommaaaa, pleeeeeaase... come back!!!!" he cried and curled up on himself, laying out in the open among the rocks.

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Treason had actually fainted nearby while on a border patrol. Was her health really failing that horribly? The Alphess knew she wasn't the youngest shewolf, but she was still fit and healthy. Right? Perhaps it was just the recent developments in her life and the pack hierarchy. With being mauled by a bear, white magic, Demetrios, and the pack hunt, her life had been anything but peaceful.

The reddish Alphess flushed with embarrassment and frustration at the pain that had caused this episode, refusing to admit to herself that she needed rest and easy living. Treason refused to slow down. With a determined look in her eye, Treason charged forward. She rubbed against the scattered trees and marked stumps and rocks and clumps of grass, remarking her territory, strengthening Honovi's scent border. While she was thus patrolling, a squeamish, pitiful whine of a howl reached her mighty ears. It was quaking and you could practically feel the pain in the tiny voice.

Being female, Treason had a maternal instinct. It was simply natural. Her eyes narrowed as she found a new purpose. Find this mewling fun and take care if it for goodness sake.

Treason did so. She created hills and loped down rises, wreaking through the barren foothills effortlessly. She ran at a steady pace until she saw him. A tiny cream and brown pup, with huge jewel toned blue eyes. Hating herself for it, Treason immediately fell in love.

"Child? Do you need help?"

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Gil whined as he eventually had to lay down and rest. He was still a pup and still needed naps, lots of them in fact. Gil let out another howl, but it was softer than the first. He whimpered and nestled his head between his light brown paws and waited. For his mother preferably, but he wasn't sure she would be coming anymore.

But someone did hear him. Gil's head popped up, ears flopping to one side as he stared up at the she-wolf. Immediately, the pup became excited and hopped up onto his paws.

"Momma???" Gil gasped. The pup was ready to run towards the she-wolf before he stopped to take a closer look. That wasn't his mother. Whoever she was, Gil didn't know her.

His ears drooped in disappointment and said, "You're not my Momma..." Gil frowned. It sounded like the she-wolf wanted to help though, whoever she was. Maybe she saw his Momma?

"Have you seen my Momma?" He asked, "She, she's tall and pretty and she said she would be coming back but she hasn't!" Gil whimpered. "She told me to count to a hundred and close my eyes, but I fell asleep... I don't know how long she's been gone..." Gil sadly whined.

It was apparent that the pup had been abandoned. Why he was abandoned was unknown, perhaps his mother could not longer care for him or maybe she never cared for him at all. But Gil wasn't going to give up, not easily anyways.

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Treason smiled. She hadn't smiled in a long time. At least genuinely. She remembered back to the days in which she would smile and laugh all the time. The good ol' days. The red female approached the cream pup, her golden eyes kind and warm.

"No, I'm afraid I'm not your mother." Treason spoke with a light laugh. She laughed not in the intention to scorn the pup for being so blunt, but to lighten the heavy mood that hung around the pups weak shoulders. Compassion radiating from her, she reached out with her large paw. She did so tentatively, not wanting to offend the youngster.

"I can't say that I know any shewolves in my lands that have had pups, I surely would've been notified." Treason flipped her tail and scrunched her nose slightly at the thought if being disconnected from the goings on inside her own pack. It was a true shame that the Alphess would even speculate converting the matter. "But I promise that I'll let you know if I see her. Meanwhile, you should come with me. It's getting slightly chilly out here, not to mention you must be hungry."

Perhaps Treason was being too prompt, to pushy. But there was something in the chilly air that unnerved her. Perhaps there was another predator lurking in the shadows, a puma perhaps. Or even worse.....a bear. Treason regretted to admit that her little run in with the bear had impressed on her more than she cared to share.

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Gil was about to object, but the loud growl in his tummy spoke for him. And his mother was no where in sight with food. His mother wasn't in sight at all. His tail drooped. There were no leads back to his mother, it was like she had just vanished or never existed. But that couldn't be right, how would she do any of those things if Gil was there? It confused the male pup so much before he finally decided it wasn't worth thinking too much over. If his mother were to return, she would return. And then everything in Gil's life would return to normal.

... Right?

"Okay..." Gil replied, looking defeated and letting out a small whimper. He licked his raw nose before moving closer to the strange, but kind she-wolf. The pup leaned on her a little bit before he looked up at her with his wide, baby blue eyes. "My name is Gil... what's your name?" he asked her with a tilt of his head. The pup's ears flopped to one side as he tilted his head and waited for the she-wolf's response. If they were going to walk together they should at least know each other's names right?

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Treason gazed down at the soft hued pup with warm yellow eyes. He scrunched up his face as he thought and Treason couldn't help but recognize how adorable he was. There were many risks in taking in a new member like this. He could be a spy implanted by Fjord or Perjury. Of course she had no quarrel with either of them as of now, but there could always be speculation and there must always be distrust. When Gil answered affirmative, they began to walk towards the border not far off. "Im Treason." She answered his question with a flick of her tail. "I'll tell you what, tomorrow when you've rested up and eaten, I'll take you out and we can look for her together." Until Gil realized that his mother would never be coming back for him, she would do her best to appease the pup.

She placed her large paws slowly, her long strides making up about three of his own. The creamy brown pelt pattern adorning Gil's fur was prime for this heather land, if he were to stay in the pack he would become a great asset. Treason swung her head around to scrutinize the brambles behind her, sniffing at the wind for any trace of bear. Perhaps she was being paranoid, but....Treason twitched her whiskers before heading on, guiding Gil over the border and into her lands.