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Late Evening Snow
#1
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Haldis
Formation
Paladin
08-17-2022, 10:50 PM
The wounds from the raid were beginning to heal. Haldis was healing and had shown their recent strength - and while most of the members took the time to bond and heal, Rosencrantz took back to the borders swiftly. Only taking enough time to make sure his wounds wouldn't grow infected and returned to his position among the treeline.

It was pretty clear he didn't like spending much time in the group, among them as though one of them. He was not only a beast, ugly and marred - but also there was a ghost among them that lit a flame within him. An irritation that he thought he had forgotten and yet the Queen of Haldis somehow dredged it up by simply existing.

The sentry took his position. A long billowing plume of white poured from his nostrils as an exhale joined the frigid breeze.

The stars should come out soon - he thought, raising his head to watch them as their twinkle slowly appeared within their black canvas. A time ago they meant little to him and now, they too were a bitter reminder, making the paladin frown deeply.

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#2
Haldis
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08-17-2022, 11:18 PM (This post was last modified: 08-17-2022, 11:19 PM by Sorina. Edited 1 time in total.)
They had won.

History had not repeated, Haldis did not fall. She was not left broken and betrayed.

She had won. Her wolves had rallied to her cry. And followed her without question to defend their home. This was what she was born for, to rule. To lead. It felt true and sung the song of her icy blood.

The shadows soon crept over the Pines and would envelop the forever frozen forest. The frost would set in.

But she could not rest, no. While she tried to enjoy the celebrations, she could not help but give into that paranoia, that doubt that tickled her spine. Would they surely come back? Would they plan revenge?

Her mind began to reel.

She continued on, walking her familiar patrol route, her jaws clenched. Her breath ragged. Suddenly the small wounds she had endured from the battle made themselves known. Stinging on her nape.

Would they survive another attack? Would it turn into a full scale war?

Come the morning, she would make preparations to scout out alliances… it was time to make Haldis strong.

A familiar figure caught her eye, with his back to her; gazing towards the dimming skies.

She took in a heavy breath, willing her agitated mind to calm. To place that perfect, Queenly facade.

Rosencrantz, Her voice was oddly soft. Softer than her usual way of address. It was soon corrected by a clear of her throat as she flanked his side… at a respectable distance, of course. She scanned the male with a soft, icy gaze. How fair your wounds? Eldritch is quite the miracle worker, is she not? small talk… she was never the biggest fan.

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#3
Formation
08-17-2022, 11:33 PM
Unaware of the Queen's internal fears, he was ignorant and preferred to stay that way to her anxiety. He was a man in the moment. Should their enemies return, he was always ready. Watching... until the day he broke ties with Haldis, he would continue to be the sentry they needed.

A single tattered ear twisted to catch his name on the wind. Sorina herself was approaching to which he didn't bother to look at her. Instead, levelling his gaze to the horizon with that same glare and frown tugging at his once-ruggedly handsome features.

An attempt at small talk, one he wasn't the best at either and strongly avoided. He was a man of few words, preferring to say exactly what needed to be said rather than beat around the awkward bush. “Do you need something?” So he'd do it himself. Cut right to the chase so she can say whatever brought her here, and begone just as quickly.

Despite her rank of queen and his as a lowly follower, he didn't look at her. Instead, staring frigid daggers into the dark emptiness ahead of them.

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#4
08-18-2022, 12:08 AM
Awkwardness clung to the air, thick and silent. Rosencrantz had always, much like his companion @Blackfoot, been a man of little word. But the bitterness that came with the single question… it would have sparked the short tempered and made the weak cry.

Yet to Sorina, it was a welcome challenge.

All this time, she had spoken of being a Queen… now she had her time to decide exactly what kind of leader she would be. Quick to reprimand? Easy to appease?

No.

The corners of her mouth twitched into a faint smile as she regarded the male in a different light. Am I not allowed to show a little compassion for my… compatriots? It was an honest, if not slightly rhetorical, question.

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#5
08-18-2022, 12:19 AM
He had hoped his chilling exterior would ward the woman off. Either defeated or frustrated with him it didn't matter. He was doing his job, what more could she want from him than this? He had promised a guardian, a warrior - not a friend of companion.

The word she chose — compatriot — stung him deeper than it probably should. His eye twitched and frown somehow found a way to deepen on his face.

Her pushiness. The friendly exterior she was showing only made him pricklier. Did she think of him to be a fool too and fall for such an obvious lie? To think a queen would truly see herself as an equal to her court was laughable. Sorina didn't truly think so, neither did Rhælla.

“Is that all?” The wounds did nothing but add to what seemed like a collection, whether or not these new wounds scarred what difference did it make?

They were all the same.

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#6
08-18-2022, 12:31 AM
Oh if he were only doused in flaming reds and russets, he would be as fiery as his brash words. It earned a quirk of her brow. Much like her Father, Sorina knew how to read others. Socialite at heart despite the loathing for small talk. He was doing this to ward her away. Big mistake. Sorina was stubborn and in a way, this was her reprimand. This was her display of dominance. A rising challenge. A thoughtful hum rumbled from her maw.

You and Blackfoot are indeed similar…/b] She began, with a whistful sigh she opted to settle beside him. And sat oh so prim and proper, gazing up at the cloudy, night sky. [b]But I cannot help but think your choice of bluntness is, well, She lowered her head to force herself to meet his one (good) eye. Personal? A dark brow raised.

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#7
08-18-2022, 04:39 PM
Perhaps to those who knew them through shallow pools of understanding, he and Blackfoot were similar. However, they too differed in important aspects. While she was soft for the child they found, he, couldn't care less. They had found a pack for it, and he any day would happily leave the whelp behind. While Blackfoot had bonded easily with the child for reasons beyond him - Rosencrantz still believed killing the child would have been more merciful than this.

When Sorina sat next to him, his one eye finally landed on her with a certain disdain burning in his gaze. Though he could see she was much taller than her, the snow that landed on Sorina's pelt gave her the stars in her pelt she lacked and those same damn eyes struck a familiar chord. One of love and one of hatred as they sang their ugly song internally.

“You remind me of someone I hate.” There it was. He wouldn't lie, there was no need to other than to prolong the annoying prodding.

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#8
08-18-2022, 11:03 PM
There was an odd tranquility that befell the lands, in the quiet of night. Snow danced lazily down and lightly lay upon the ground and anything in between. It was this cold. This quiet that cleared her mind and soothed her soul.

And yet she could feel a blazing gaze. In her side glance, she could see the swarming intensity of gold. It was anger. Perhaps if he could, he would sit, blazing in flames.

Ah, there it was. The ugly truth. Something that set his jaw and forced his harsh words. A small chuckle whispered from her maw in gray fumes. I see, A thoughtful hum, she mused.

Some say there is a thin line between hate… and love. Ah yes, she knew that line well. She hated her father but respected his ability. Hated him for breaking their family. But aspired for his crown.


Tell me? She turned her head to catch his eye.

That was what she was here for.

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#9
08-18-2022, 11:47 PM
He hated she had a point. That his hate had stemmed from something pure. The hope he had for something more than just being a guarding beast at someone's castle walls. Only to be reminded that he would be nothing more than just that. A pawn in someone else's game.

Even this, he could only suspect came from an insincere part of her. A part of her who only wanted to build loyalty for her own use. So he didn't hide the hatred in his eye as it burned.

The look she gave him as she waited a response. He knew this wasn't Rhælla, and yet he couldn't help but remembering how he wanted to kill that woman. Jaws clenched as the thoughts passed him by, wanting to lash out and seek vengeance on a woman who was just unfortunate enough to dredge up a beautiful ghost of the past as wrinkles twitched on his nose, threatening to snarl —

Breathe, a sigh. Tense jaws relaxed finally with an exhale.

“You look just like her. Taller, but with the snow on you it's eerie.” He had a hard time explaining it properly, perhaps her imagination could fill the rest of the holes. “She too built a kingdom, one I assisted in.” A pause. Hesitant to continue. “I was mistaken to think...” Tearing his gaze away, he couldn't sit still anymore. Beginning to pace just a wolf-length away from Sorina.

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#10
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08-20-2022, 12:54 PM
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The chaos that writhed within him was almost enjoyable, to see a man so stern and cold blaze with emotion. It pulled upon the scars, it burned in his eye. She fed upon it.

Yet yet he was wise to try and tame it, for his fury would be unjust. You look just like her. Taller, but with the snow on you it's eerie.” Ah, there it was. As she suspected, love. Like her Mother told her; it could make or break a person. The greatest gift and sacrifice. And look how it had served her. Dark lips pursed at his comment. She too built a kingdom, one I assisted in.” Then yes, she could see why he would be so frosty.

Her eyes watched him as he paced. Oh so restless. I was mistaken to think...” Sorina rose then, she did it oh so deliberatley. Smooth and as graceful as water. Yet her eyes were crystallised ice. Go on.

She dared to saunter closer. Unbeknownst as to why she latched onto this feeling, something warned her not to play with fire. But oh, she wanted to get burned.

Take it out on me.delicate words aimed to whisper in his ear as she neared closer, close enough that their fur would mix, ivory and midnight. Let me take that pain away.

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#11
Paladin
08-20-2022, 04:58 PM
Heated breath burned the chilling air as smoke rose from his mouth and nostrils with every breath as though he was an enraged dragon. Guarded walls with a beast lurking to protect the precious treasure within that had once before been infiltrated and smashed.

A wounded animal was at its most dangerous.

And he was worse than an animal, he was a beast; and she had been certain to remind him of that upon their last meeting. When she reeked of the scent sex and of her re-claimed husband with whom Rosencrantz was only a stand-in. To hold the position of another and be discarded after as though he were nothing. Not even telling him herself... but leaving the pieces for him to come to the conclusion.

Gon on, she cooed. Bringing Rosencrantz back from the swirling memories of a life he had longed to forget again. Take it out on me. She said, the feeling of their furs tangling on his sides made the man snap. Like a rubberband stretched far too thin, he could hear that snap within his own ears as he whipped around with a flurry of snow dispersing. Fangs clacked in the frosted night air narrowly missing Sorina's snout as he made his threat very clear.

Don't play games with him.

He frothed through the exposed side of him, no lips to hold back the furious saliva that pooled on his tongue as it bubbled through clenched teeth. Saying nothing as he gave her the option to keep playing this hazardous game of her with him, or walk away before things took a turn neither of them could take back.

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#12
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08-20-2022, 05:50 PM (This post was last modified: 08-20-2022, 05:51 PM by Sorina. Edited 1 time in total.)
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Like a light switching on, that eye burned a’glow and teeth gnashed close to her muzzle. An intimidation, a warning. A last chance to stop. She had used a similar one on the red woman that had tried to raid her home. Look how that had turned out.

There was some other part of her, something primal, raw and new. It was chaos but also dominant, screaming to bite back. She was Haldis’ leader and he had become her sentry. She should put him down. And yet, there was more there. Bubbling beneath the surface, prickling along her skin like wildfire. A different fire than that of anger. One that was of need. Perhaps it was exhilaration, madness after battle… or perhaps it was simply adrenaline.

So she tucked her head close to her chest, ears pinned sideways back to her skull as her hackles rose along with her tail. A snarl pulled dark lips up to reveal pearly canines. She would remind him that she was still in charge. Yet she met his gaze with ferocity. Do it.

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#13
Paladin
08-20-2022, 06:03 PM
The woman continued to push forward. Not leaving him be but instead challenging him. She was his superior - but it was she who had opened a wound and stuck her fingers inside. He had not pledged loyalty to her throne after all, only an officer. A sentry to stand guard for now and leave as soon as he was no longer necessary - just as the others before her. Or, remain if given a reason to remain loyal. For her to gain his loyalty as a guardian of the everfrost for her empire.

For a man who wasn't very well versed in verbal communication, he could read her posture and gaze like a book, and he, a librarian. Do it, her gaze said. Taunting him further.

Who could ever love an ugly beast like you —

What would happen after tonight was beyond him. In the moment, there was only one thing and the repercussions would come later. Lashing out, this time he aimed with the desire to tear into Sorina's scruff. Grappling with his arms and pushing with his grip would he successfully grasp what he aimed for.

She may be his Queen, but she would be reminded that not all would bow so easily.

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#14
08-20-2022, 07:36 PM (This post was last modified: 08-20-2022, 07:37 PM by Sorina. Edited 1 time in total.)
It truly was a strange thing, what Sorina felt. It clouded her mind in hazy judgement. She no longer cared about the raid-her worries were not her priority and faded from view. Oy this clash, this challenge breathed life into her. As if she were reborn or revealed. she would revel in it. In the pleasure, in the pain. It was a welcome, sought after distraction.

She would not, however, give it so easily, she would turn her head to bite, anywhere she could grasp. She was smaller, lithe and more agile than he. So she could wrench free of his grasp. Only then would she aim for his scarred muzzle and yank him down.

If he wanted to be put into place, so be it.

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#15
Paladin
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08-20-2022, 08:13 PM
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Teeth raked where the skin no longer grew. Nothing there for her to tug other than dig and scratch at the marred surface as she'd slip with nothing of excess to grapple onto. Though the flesh bled, the nerves were singed and charred long ago, leaving nothing but stings that would go unnoticed.

She wiggled and writhed to get free of his grip, one he'd only try to secure further by wrestling the woman to the woman to the ground. Tightening his grip on her scruff and using his weight and strength to pin her down. To shove her face into the snow and watch it turn red with the rivers of crimson he had drawn from her.

However... as he began his pressure to shove her face into the ground, his grip softened. Only using his weight now as he rested on her back and his neck and head against the top of hers. As much as he hated Rælla... and Sorina for the similarities, his heart still ached. Using one arm to prop himself against the ground enough to not crush her... the other he'd instinctively guide to her hips, pushing and propping them up against him suggestively.

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Crimson stained the fresh snow, drip, drip, drip. Moment by moment, it pooled around her. The cold was a bitter sting, but not as bitter as her slightly bruised ego. He had overpowered her with ease, she was unable to get a bite in.

Somewhere in the back of her mind, she wanted to reprimand him for it. She wanted to beat him bloody for it. But he did not persue that anger, no. She felt no fangs, stinging of cut flesh. She could hear his ragged pants, his hot breath upon her nape and a shiver ran down her spine.

Then came suggestiveness, a silent ask of permission; moving her hips to align against his. The adrenaline she ran off fuelled her, as she turned her head to glance at him, his paws beside her, his weight upon her, a sly smile curled upon her maw.

She wiggled her hips, enough to rub against him. With one nod of her head, she moved her tail to the side.

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#17
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08-20-2022, 08:51 PM
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It was a mistake. He knew it.

Nagging in the back of his skull he knew to pull away. To walk away and not give Sorina a second glance.

He snarled into her neck at himself. Teeth grinding against each other as he battled internally the right thing to do, and what he wanted to do.

And Sorina didn't help. The suggestive glance over her shoulder, the wiggling of her hips against him. A feral grunt rolled through his throat and out his nose, she welcomed him and he tensed as second thoughts fluttered through his mind. But he was lost, and so weak.

This was not a battle he ever could win.

With a shift of his posture, he pressed his forehead against the back of hers. Longing, filling his nose with her scent as it tangled with his.

Only time would tell now if this would be a mistake, as he lost himself in the moment - letting his girth fill her, carefully, giving Sorina enough time to adjust. There was no turning back now. Then, for the next while he'd make sure they were both tired, worn and sore in all the right ways. With a mixture of tender and rough, he poured everything into this moment and let it all out.

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08-20-2022, 09:09 PM (This post was last modified: 08-20-2022, 09:10 PM by Sorina.)
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Oh she got exactly what she wanted from him. Fuelled by anger and lust. She could never overpower him in combat, but there were other ways to make a man bow. Succumb, become putty in her paws. Sorina was not a woman that flaunted herself around easily, she used it tactfully, but there was no reason, in that extremely heated moment, why she should deny herself such pleasure.

There was no warning bells, for she knew that he would not truly hurt her. She was a Queen… yet not truly his yet. She had ebbed him on, she had instigated. She wanted to unleash the beast behind such a controlled man. She craved what was underneath.

He took no more time and knew exactly what to do, it was pleasure all rolled into one and Sorina’s eyes rolled in ectasy. What a rare sight, for the Queen to be seen in such a compromising position, but how could she resist… especially when it felt that good.

-fade to black-

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#19
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08-20-2022, 09:31 PM
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The light had long faded, leaving the two of them with only the light of the stars and the move above as the witching hour swiftly approached. Lost in the moment he wasn't paying attention to their surroundings, only them. On his and her pleasure until it was all said and done.

Spent and tired, he held their position a little longer. Feeling the warmth of her against him in a way he had longed for from Rhælla. Shit.” He hissed, coming back to the realization of something more than just the primal desires of a man and woman.

Distancing himself from her, though he was certain he had previously read the desire in her gaze and position - he had misinterpreted that before. Believing he had made a grievous mistake, he stepped back. “I'm sorry.” He uttered hurriedly before spinning around and hastily making an exit.

He was never the greatest at pillow talk - especially when believing he had done something terribly wrong.

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#20
08-20-2022, 11:33 PM
The stars bore witness to their passions, but Sorina did not care. For in that moment, she was in complete serenity.

She waited. Waited for her breath to steady and her wobbly legs to feel more like her own. The ebb and fade of pleasure was a ride she wanted to stay endlessly upon. But of course it would not last, he removed himself and then came realisation.

She saw the terror widen in his eye, draw back his freshly wounded maw. That was good, at least he knew. He knew what he had done would be punishable by any other means.

And yet it was her-

He tucked tail and ran.


Bewildered. Sorina was left with the stars as her only council.

-exit sorina, end thread-
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