"Hanks, Hikaani!" Carek said through his full snout. It took a while, but they put the goat carcass down in the den. "Now, let's get back to the others! We've hunted enough for now, and I'm afraid we might have a fight on our hands!" He bounded out of the cave, running at full tilt, his thickly padded paws beating against the cold earth.

Opal

@A Tattooed Girl

Opal couldn't help but stiffen up slightly out of nervousness when the wolf gave her a friendly touch. Little things like that, regardless of the intent behind them, still made her uncomfortable, and it frustrated her to no ends. She knew it was a friendly gesture, so she hid her reaction to the best of her abilities; She didn't want to make Shadow feel bad for doing something that, in the end, Opal still appreciated.

At Shadow's offer, Opal nodded but was a bit troubled. She couldn't help but wonder if getting help on the extra hunt would defeat the purpose of it, but if Shadow wanted to help, Opal wasn't going to try to stop her. The help would be greatly appreciated. She turned and silently followed Shadow back to the den with her head a little low, keeping up but straying behind enough to let Shadow stay in the lead.

Opal

Now back at the den and seeing everything seemed to be taken care of for now, Opal slunk to her usual spot. It was where she usually napped. It was a little more private here and out of the way. It gave her the chance to keep an eye on things while at the same time being more or less hidden; It was the most comfortable spot she knew because of these qualities.

She lay down in the makeshift nest that had formed merely from her repeated visits, and she curled up in a ball. She rested her head down, but kept her ears keen just in case she was needed. For now she was going to take the time to rest and get some energy back after the running she did. She was still hungry, though.

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"Thank you for that Avir, I am truly grateful that you guys would share this cave with," Rosette said. "It's nice to see that I am not the only tigers out there that will take orphaned cubs in as there own and raise and protect them," Rosette said smiling at her two cubs she loved both the same even if one was adopted. Rosette noticed one of her cubs let out a large yawn and roll over right into her sister. Rosette looked toward Saaba as she spoke to Avir who was seemed to be getting restless as she suggested he maybe go for a hunt. "You don't like being around other tigers for too long do you?"

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@GhostWing

Claire continued to play with the other pups as the hunter placed the kill from the hunt into the den.



Scarlett remained laying where she was watching the young ones play. She turned to watch the hunters placing the kill in the den she knew she would have to wait to wait for her turn to eat as she was an Omega, so she lay patiently.

@A Tattooed Girl@GhostWing@BookGirl1993

Zoru watched as the hunting team came back with a big haul. He couldn't help but grin. Finally, something big that would feed the whole pack and more. However, he knew the drill. Alphas first, then the Betas then all of them. Well, at least they get to go first among the 'others'. He then looked at Desaius. "No clue Desaius. Haven't seen his mate around either." Well that was new. They'd usually be around. Maybe they were out for a walk? Having some alone time with each other? Either way, it was still odd. When Chincf asked to take Lila away to presumably eat, Zoru replied, "Well yes, we do mind." He then followed the joke with a chuckle. "Kidding kiddo. Go ahead and eat."

He then looked around again. Robyn must be out and about again. She had left once again, if he remembered correctly. Presumably to do her work. If she wasn't coming back, then that meant she had already caught something and ate for herself while on patrol.


@BookGirl1993@The Elvenqueen@GhostWing

The tiger looked at Saaba as she suggested she go hunt. Ah, he was being obvious. He stood up and stretched his legs, "Yeah, I think I will." Before he could go, though, Rosette posed a question. "Not that I don't like being around other tigers. More like I'm not used to it. And... I don't... do well in company." If it was only a cub, then perhaps he would do a more wonderful job with socializing. However, these were full-grown tigresses. Most of his interactions with adults were far more... aggressive.

Lila:
Wagging her tail at the sight of her mate, Lila gave him a quick nuzzle and stood. "That is strange that they aren't here, I never saw them leave," She said, moving to start for the kill and looking down as Anum darted between her legs. "I don't suppose you'd mind a little company do you?" She asked looking to the pup that was determined to hide from the elders.

Kita:
Kita giggled and pounced on Claire, spotting her sister running to hide with Lila still even after Chincf came up.

Axel:
The male wolf eventually felt the hairs at the back of his neck prick, feeling that someone was watching him. He turned and was pleasantly surprised to see the pretty female from earlier. Axel lurched to his feet and fully turned towards her, walking forward and maybe puffing his chest out a little to look more impressive. "Hello there beautiful stranger," He said, wagging his tail.

Calypso:
(Still very much asleep, does not want to wake up again and will return later)

@Polaris North@BookGirl1993@The Elvenqueen@A Tattooed Girl

"Let them eat, we've got to get back" Carek replied to Tikaani. "As long as there's enough for all, we'll all get our share. Now, let's get going!" He ran faster, though he continued to be careful, knowing that tigers were still around.

@The Elvenqueen@Polaris North



Rosette just nodded her head at Avir's answer "Yes if you want to hunt and get out for awhile Saaba is right we can handle things here at the cave, while the little ones are sleeping, I and Saaba can continue talking." Rosette said looking back at Saaba then at Avir again. Rosette was thinking it was goo to be around other tigers again.

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@GhostWing

Clarie smiled as Kita pounced on her and she pushed her off and then pounced on her in return as she giggled a little as her Kita continued to play together.

@The Elvenqueen@BookGirl1993

He felt like he was being teased by these two tigresses. "I'll go get something then." He stood up and quickly dashed off towards the wilderness to catch something. Give tigresses home, they make you hunt. Granted, he didn't want to talk, but he could've at least just slept. Ah well.

@BookGirl1993@Polaris North
Saaba

Saaba nodded her head, calling after Avir as he disappeared out of the cave. "Alright, good luck!" turning back to Rosette, she twitched her whiskers. "So...if it's not a sensitive subject, how long have you been out here on your own?" she asked the other tigress.

@The Elvenqueen@Polaris North

I wished Avir luck on his hunt and then looked to Saaba. "Me personally a little over a year. When I had my little one I stopped for awhile until she grew and then we continued and when I found my other little I started looking for a permanent place to live as traveling all the time with little ones is never good." Rosette said looking down at the sleeping cubs. "What about you?"

The cold, early spring days warmed into the first days of summer, bringing back plenty of prey to Vandrow's territory as well as for the tigers of White Wood. Along with the change of seasons, there were changes within the pack. Revear and Cahira were indeed eventually found, the pair dead which now made Lila and Chincf alphas. With every death, there is new life as Vandrow had three new additions born into the pack. Not all was well within the territories; however, as there had been reports of wasteful kills covered in a strange, terrifying scent of not only precious prey but tigers as well. And with the loss of a few packmates, things weren't looking to go well for either beasts.

Lila:

Letting out a sigh, the exhausted shewolf looked down to her beloved pups that had been born just days ago, giggling when they made sounds of contentment and snuggled into her belly to go to sleep. "You're so funny, like your dad," She said, lightly nuzzling the pup closest to her and giggling again when it let out an almost indignant squeak.

Pups(a.k.a. gangly legged things):

Kida kept crouched down behind a bed of tall grass, narrowing her eyes at her prey. A fearsome grasshopper. She bared her teeth and was about to leap onto the offending bug when a sudden howl and heavy weight landed on top of her with a loud laugh.

"Anum! You scared him off!" Kida exclaimed, struggling under her sister's weight.

"It's just a grasshopper Ki, there's tons of them around and I wanna play!" Anum said, batting her sister's ears when she let out a frustrated bark.

Axel:

He looked around the pack the Aleu had brought him into before she... ran off. He had to keep believing that's what happened to his pretty wolf. If it were... That other thing, he could never forgive himself. He already couldn't forgive himself for what he'd done to so many other packs before. But not this time, he wasn't going to do it with this pack, he was done. He pushed himself up and stretched, hopping down from his rock to find something to do.

Luna was lying down when she heard Lila speaking to her pups. She looked over at the new mother and she gave a tiny smile to the Alpha female, then as she looked down at the pups she couldn't help but feel a small pang of longing. She laid back down and sighed softly. The albino she-wolf longed for a mate and pups of her own. But she knew that would probably never happen. She was an outsider, barely accepted into the pack by Chincf and Lila, and she was forever grateful to them that they gave her a place in the pack at all. But she knew that every pack had their limits.

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@GhostWing
Chincf:

Chincf had a lot to think about now that he and Lila had taken over leadership of Vandrow pack. It wasn't just border fights and losing prey to the tigers, there was something else. Something...sinister, that seemed to be lurking in the territory and picking the animals off one by one. Prey and predator alike. He didn't like it, not one bit. Especially with Lila back at the den nursing their new litter, he was particularly protective, often patrolling along the borders or looking for new clues and trying to figure out what the best course of action would be. The last thing he wanted to do was move the pack away, but as the days wore on he had begun to wonder whether he would have no choice but to do just that. Chincf tried not to think of that too much. Rather focus on bringing prey in to feed his mate and pups, keep the pack strong.

The alpha returned to the den, the rabbit swinging from his jaws. He paused briefly to exchange greetings with his littermate before suggesting she take the day off patrolling and worrying for once and relaxed a while. After ensuring Tikaani promised to do as he asked, he padded across to join Lila, setting the prey down in front of her.
"I brought you something." he murmured gently, a proud twinkle in his eye as he watched the pups squirming against her belly. "They look bigger already!" after they had so much trouble, the new life within the pack was a gift all the wolves could appreciate, and of course Chincf doted on them all more than anyone else.

@Nikki Moonlight
Tikaani:

Tikaani had been part of the patrol that had found Reaver and Cahira, the experience had shaken her somewhat and she had spent a great deal of time not able to complete her duties to her full potential. As a result, she'd been working overly hard lately to try and make up for it, and of course she was also covering for Robyn who spent most of her time frantically searching for Aleu.
The pup sitter had disappeared shortly after the discovery of the dead former alphas, after bringing Axel to join the pack; Robyn hadn't taken it well and no-one had the heart to tell her to give up looking.

Chincf insisted that Tikaani not over-work herself, and reluctantly the she-wolf agreed. Spotting Luna in the middle of the clearing watching Lila and the pups, Tikaani padded over and lay down beside the albino wolf. "Hey, Luna." she greeted the other she-wolf quietly. "You look like you could use some company, mind if I join you?" though she did think her colouration was quite strange as it was something she had never seen before, Luna seemed a nice enough wolf and Tikaani was determined to try and make her feel as comfortable and welcome as possible within the pack.

@The Elvenqueen

Luna jumped slightly at Tikaani's voice. "Oh, hey, uh....Tikaani? Yeah, Tikaani. Sorry, getting used to everyone's names...But I think it'd be nice to have a mate and pups...don't you think?" She laid on her side, her ears perked slightly to show she was alert to Tikaani's voice, her reddish eyes wide and bright as she was still young. She sat up and then adjusted so she was on her belly, scooting a little closer to the other she-wolf.

Zoru

Zoru was laying down on a rock that was in the direct spot of the early sunshine. It felt good to bask in the sunlight like this. But he couldn't forget that day when the patrol came back and told them that Cahira and Reaver were found dead. He remembered how shaken up Robyn was as she padded back with the rest of the patrol. He was resting in his den when she came up and told him the news. And then after that, Aleu, her littermate, had disappeared and she spent almost every waking moment looking for her. Unlike every other wolf, he talked to her to stop. She still keeps looking, but at least she did her job.

Robyn
@GhostWing

Robyn was in the forest, again, looking for Aleu. Despite Zoru's telling her to give up, she still couldn't bring herself to do it. She had questioned Axel before if Aleu told him about what she was planning on doing. The male wolf didn't know anything about it and was as worried as her at that time. And her disappearance was right after the Alphas deaths, so she was already pretty shaken up. Add her disappearance, then she was practically broken. It was a good thing Zoru knew how to talk to her, or else she'd probably die looking for her sister. Although she did feel bad for Tikaani, she had been taking the brunt of work.

The forest gave way to the pack's clearing. She was warned to be careful, what with the odd-scented dead game littered all over. Robyn conversed with a male tiger before, the same one she'd seen on the other side of the river every now and then. The tiger told her that they had been facing the same problem, the wasteful kills and odd scent. They only gave each other brief reports of the situation and then nothing more than that. They were still enemies somewhat, but there was something other than that that they should worry about.

Spotting Axel, she made her way towards the male that her sister was so fond of talking about. "Morning Axel." She greeted with a poorly made lighthearted tone.

Lila:@The Elvenqueen

Smiling as Chinfc padded up with a kill, Lila gave him a loving nuzzle. "Thank you," She said, looking back to their pups. "Do you think so? They're only a few days old, then again, I haven't left them since they were born so they look the same to me. Happy with full little bellies," She giggled. "How is everyone by the way?"

Axel:@Polaris North

"Hello Robyn.... Still nothing?" He asked, looking to the she-wolf. "And no need to pretend with me, you don't have to fake happiness."