Muttonhawk

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Fendros laughed along with Ahnasha. "Are you sure?" he responded more quietly. "Just because we are accidental parents, doesn't mean we couldn't do it again."

Sabine lit up a little at Lorag's suggestion, but she was still unsure. "I know the cure is not easy. That is all I really know about it. Perhaps he might still consider it if I try to convince him." She sighed again. "But I should not distract him so much until after the invasion. Let us talk about something else. Lorag, how is your daughter taking to training with Rhazii and Kaj-Julan?"

Janius was a little surprised by the swiftness at which he was taken underwater, but he knew her for long enough to notice when she was just being affectionate. He tried to struggle out playfully, at least at first.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Flying back home for Christmas and New Years. About an hour and a half away from boarding. The next response will probably not be for a couple of days at least.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Oh! There you are, my lovely crocodile." Janius paddled his way around Kaleeth as she passed, wrapping an arm around her and rubbing her chin with his other hand.

Sabine grinned and grew abashed at the mention of taking an apprentice. "Well, I might..." she said, trailing off.

Lorag's words filled in the gap.

"He has been a surprising help to us all, then," Sabine responded regarding Do'rhajul. "I only wish he saw it that way. He still has a family from before he was turned. Even in my pack, he is too ashamed to be part of any family anymore."

Fendros arched his head back into Ahnasha's hand and let out a low, happy grumble. "You know I can't move when you do that, Ahna." Saying so never stopped her. "If you bring back any more memories I might have to challenge you to a race soon."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Sabine paused for a moment before nodding quickly. "I will take your advice, both of you," she said. "Thank you."

Fendros cranes his head up to look at Sabine properly. "Another thing. Don't feel under pressure to make a pack as big as ours or bigger. You've seen packs of four before. Nothing wrong with that, necessarily."

"Mm," Sabine agreed. "I must be honest. With how close I still am to all of you, I fear growing my pack too much may cause me to drift away from you."

Janius was happy to see at least one person coming to the water, even if his face expressed it less in his current form. "Persuaded? Well, I dare not need to overstate how refreshing it is to get all the drying gore off. Indeed, Kaleeth is so enjoying it that she hasn't yet surfaced-"

He caught her wake out of the corner of his eye.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Sabine smiled softly. "We have spoken about that at times. I feel guilty about keeping him away from his sounder, but he keeps saying he does not mind."

"Here is what I think," Fendros finally grumbled from his recline, eyes shut and blissful. "You should have Do'rhajul and...your new packmate from Thorn help you select people. They will be family to whomever is lucky enough to join you as well."

Janius had been happily swimming and soaking in the cool waters around him. It was not until he surfaced to catch his breath that he looked around and found Kaleeth nowhere to be seen. Dismissing it for a key moment, he called out to shore. "Is anyone else coming to cool off?!"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

It's been a really busy weekend. I'll get in a post today.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Sabine found a spot to sit and lean her chin on her knuckles. "The time between preparing the portal and now has been so busy. Growing my pack has not been on my mind. Hal-Neesa is very demanding and..." She sighed. "The clans I visited left me with many people to narrow down. My two packmates are skilled, but I chose them because it felt right. It has been difficult to...test for that."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth's reminder to everyone to stop and just take everything in did some work to sway the pack. Sabine was the first to reply as the others took a moment to decide. "I agree. We do not need to rush."

Janius sighed. "I suppose a break would not be too much to ask in a place like this."

Opting to act rather than answer, Fendros was already reclined with his back across Ahnasha's lap. His eyes were almost closed already and his nostrils flared quietly at the end of this snout.

"If Fendros here is so decided, only Meesei could overrule us now!" Janius laughed and ran for the river, leaping in body first.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

The pack took their turns as usual for that point in time. Since Sabine had taken on her own pack, she was far more prone to aggression at feeding times. Fendros, Meesei, and Lorag were able to push her back easily long ago. Ahnasha had more trouble but retained her rank. Janius, at this point, almost always had to fight to keep his place. Sabine retained enough of her wits to not seriously injure anyone, and by her now-routine apologies after the fact, the pack got the feeling she was holding back.

Janius did not mind so much himself. Sabine had her own pack now, after all.

Their more familial dynamic returned as soon as they all ate.

"At this point we are inspiring the stories," Fendros pointed out. "Now you can say they are true, Ahna."

Janius responded to Lorag. "There must be! No one hunts these things for an eternity. Shall we keep on going?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

As was the pack's habit, all but Meesei and Kaleeth were to look on at the ranks higher than them feasting heartily. The indrik was large, but there were suspicions that it would not be their only kill tonight.

Fendros rolled a shoulder and managed to put together enough thoughts beyond his beast wanting food. "I wonder what else this plane has in store?" he wondered out loud.

"Maybe we are cheating," Janius answered, "sampling this place before our deaths?"