My Heart Beats, To the Drum of War

[shadoe]

War Paw moved slow and steady through his might domain; he'd found a place he truly felt at home with. this vast beautiful land he would rule for many moons he could feel it in his veins. In his heart. He approached the top of the

(more to come had to make a run to store.) [glow=red,2,300][/glow]

[Wolflover]

Calypso and Dagger walked into the marked boarder. Daggers hackles raised and he angled himself so he was slightly in front of Calypso. Claypso's tail was down, showing no emotion besides depression and sadness.

They found a white male, whom they asummed was the Alpha male, and stopped.

"Hey! You! Are you the Alpha?" Dagger growled to the male.

Calypso lifted her striking face, looking at the male. her breath caught but she stopped herself from going any further. Nobody could truly love her, Bone had said so himself. The instant love showed plainly of Calypso's face, long enough for the male to see it, then her expression changed to how it had been before.

[shadoe]

War paw was on his paws instantly as the dark male voice thundered into his ears; a snarl warped into the air from his chest box. Fangs twisting outward from under his lips ears pressed forwards and his stance square and fierce. Such was the way of a true alpha. Two toned eyes scanned and assesed. His eyes were dark lavander in the center and rimmed with bright gold color. He was quite an impressive sight; being the biggest wolf in the area at this time. His paws huge he would be quite the challenge.

"Who are you? why do you speak so harshly in a land not your own.? Hold your tongue great sir; or I could rip it out of your jaws." His tones were clam almost to calm and unwarvering. His optics scanned over the she-wolf who mirrored him in color. If it hadn't been for her counter part; his tail would've wagged. " And Greetings to you. How does one born with the face of a heavenly angel, travel with one so....dog like in many ways." His voice was smooth and confident; he could insult to an extent it was his pack land, and this Wolf had spoke so rash to me.

War Paw shook his pallid fur clean and yawned, eyeing the duo. " Have you come for something? If not. I must ask you to leave my lands. If A fight you seek for my place; i would be glad to teach you." he added in a stonier tone towards the male. His keen eye caught something on her facade, a look he'd never seen in a she-wolf whom took eyes at him. Most drooled over his size and mass and skill; wanting him to only make them special and powerful to be at his side. It stirred something in him

[Wolflover]

Dagger growled at the male, whom they now knew was the alpha. He was fairly smaller than the Alpha, but with so much pent up rage in him, Dagger would have won anyways.

Calypso looked up slightly as the Alpha spoke but when he asked her a question, her optics slid to Dagger, whom in turn grunted.

"She is my sister, mind you. I traveled with her only to ensure a safe arrival here." His voice cold and hard as he spoke. "She's been through so much already..." Dagger said the last part soft enough so that his inattentive sister wouldn't notice but so that the white male that was to care for her knew.

Calypso's head raised more than it was before after Dagger spoke, she wanted to reply to the Alpha, he had complemented her after all. "I'm Calypso and this is my brother, Dagger." she said softly, though loud enough for him to hear.

Her head dropped immediately after that. He had complimented her, but so had Bone. Calypso's heart sunk a little further than usual. She actually had feelings for the male, but like Bone said, They'd do nothing more than use her.

Dagger felt the feelings eminating from his sister and that made a growl rip from his throat as he spoke. "She is to become part of this pack, it is what she wants. I will be moving on to another pack soon, for I do not wish to stay with the likes of you."

He felt no sting at any of the Alpha's words, his anger at the white male was only there because of his anger with himself. He was about to leave another Fae, and this time it was by choice and his sister.

[shadoe]

War Paw watched in silence as the explanation began; he was a rather paitent alpha willing to listen to one whom had spoken so rudely and carelessly. Purple gold split opticals scanned the she-wolf. " Then she can stay. But take your leave." He growled alittle less tolerlable this time. "Me and Her have much to discuss. This is a vast land she needs to know how to be safe." I warned her in a very protective voice. slinking down the rocks and to her level; looking her brother dead in the igh and still being alittle bigger. He towered over her, with ease but his presence was warm and relaxed. A safe aura he gave.

"You've much to learn her. Calypso." He offer, boldly turning his back on her brother leading her away. "Come...with me Calypso, we have much to discuss." Once more he was clam and firm but never demanding with any wolf.

[Wolflover]

Calypso looked helplessly at Dagger. She didn't want him to leave her, she was afraid.

Despare washed over Dagger as the Alpha spoke, he was very unwilling to leave his sister with a strange male who could easily overpower her. He noted the look in Calypso's eyes.

"I wish for my brother to rest here for the night with us..." she said softly. Her heart fluttered nervously, knowing what Dagger's answer would be.

She was right, Dagger shook his head no. "I must be going now Calypso. I have a journey of my own, I'm afraid we must part here." He bent his neck to lick his sister's muzzle softly. Calypso did the same, nuzzling him.

"Be careful, my Dagger. For I will have to hurt you if you are not." she teased lightly, finally showing some signs that the old Calypso was still there.

Dagger left his sister side, stalking over to the Alpha. "If she gets hurt, you'll have to deal with me...and you don't wanna do that. I will kill you twice if you hurt her! And what is your name, in case I must kill you?" he snarled fiercely.

Calypso padded to his side, "Be careful Dagger, he is much stronger than you." she whispered in his ear,

[shadoe]

War Paw was a paitent wolf and would remain so, but when he was pursued in his own pack land, and verbally threatened; his temper set a flame like any normal alpha would've been. His rounded ears shot forward in a dominant posture; and in one swift swoop he'd pivoted on his heels upper lips curled into a more then nasty tempered snarl, he launched his rather massive physique upwards towards the strange male whom aggressed in my home. Jaws flung apart in a dominant attack; fangs tearing and ripping at air. I released a growl so thunderous you'd swore you had just been attacked by a lion... pupils dialated and I snapped my jaws shot with a mettalic clip.

War Paw Looked him dead in the eye and snarled viciously. "I asked you to leave." I turned and leaped out of range of his own jaws, within seconds. No matter how mad he'd have been, I was still a bigger older wolf. Jaws agape I rolled my two hued opticals in her direction, eyes narrowed slightly. " You want a home here? then you better learn to trust me. Now come with me." Head snapped back to Dagger with a explosive snarl I stepped forwards once more daring him to make a fool of himself in y pack land. "Now leave. before I do something I will regret her seeing." I wanrned in a dangerous tone.

[Wolflover]

Dagger barely flinched when the Alpha went for him, knowing it was just dominance.

Calypso shrunk back in fear. She knew nothing of this only dominance thing and her ears pinned themselves to her skull. He tail was in between her legs and she was almost totally behind Dagger.

Dagger growled at him once more. "Fine I will leave, but I meant what I said. I will take care of my little sister, and you will not live to see another day if you hurt her." he voice filled with feeling.

He wouldn't let her get hurt, and the other male better not either. he slowly moved from in front of her, nuzzling her side softly. "Goodbye my little sister, take care of yourself. Don't let that brute push you around like Bone did."

Calypso's eyes grew wide as Dagger spoke. "So you knew all along?" He just nodded.

"You are worth it Calypso, don't let anybody tell you different." He licked her cheek and the turned and trotted away with these last words. "You are good enough for love, It seems you have already found it." He's black form disappeared over the horizon.

Calypso turned around slowly, knowing that the Male had heard everything her brother had said, even about Bone. Her eyes were fearful as she remembered his almost attack on Dagger and she shrunk, pinning her ears back once more and pulling her tail further in between her legs.

"W-what's your name?" she said softly, voice full of fear...she was afraid he was going to be just like Bone.

Calypso hoped she was wrong.

[shadoe]

War Paw's eyes flexed and returned to placid as the black wolf left his kingdom. He turned his mighty head to face her direction and shook his head. " Rise Young Calypso. I am War Paw." His voice was mellow and kind; but firm. " I mean you no harm. Are you hungry? Let us eat?" He offered. Before approaching her slowly; stopping just out of reach from her.

War Paw's hard eyes surveyed her and he ignored her fear; ignore it would make her get over it just as fast. His ears pressed forwards attentively and he focused soley in on her. " You Need to forget your past here." He added rather bluntly, then he paused letting his words hang in the air like a sharp Dagger
On a very thin string; His words broke the silence like a gunshot; almost even startling him ownself. " You Need to Forget everything you've learned in Life. In this place you will be taught properly" He added and pressed his massive physique tenderly brushing past her own letting his thick plumage drag gently across her small chest plate; as he turned on his haunches he yawned and trotted off a few feet. " Now are you hungery"?

[Wolflover]

OOC: Can wolves cry???

Calypso looked fearfully at War Paw as he drew closer to her. She only could remember what Bone had done to her, what he had said.

A shutter passed through her as his fur met hers. She drew in a sharp breath and lowered her head once more, though she stood a little taller now.

She felt small without Dagger by her side, weak and helpless. She looked to her right side, and where her brother once stood, War paw now did.

"W-War Paw, I-I am hungry." she said silently, trotting forward to catch up to him. She lifted her snowy white head to look him directly in the eye for the first time.

"How can I forget everything that has happened to me! Do you know what I've been through, War Paw! You don't want to know!" She broke down in tears. She looked up at him.

"I wanna trust you, but I've forgotten how. I need you, War Paw, but I am just a burden on your shoulders." she whimpered softly.

[shadoe]

War Paw's round ears flicked rapidly as her voice wavered and broke into sharp tones for fear; a shutter rolled up his spine as her octives broke the barrier and he dug his claws into the terrain for balance. "Come now, Calypso. I know What you've see. Do you think I was born from love? My mother was like you. except...She couldn't escape her past." He let the words drop like a careless bomb over middle east. His eyes once narrow were even jollier shaped slits as his jaws dropped into a care free wolfish smile that stretched gleaming white fangs wide across. " But It Made no difference to her. She'd managed to fall in love with a wolf outside the pack. Until My father caught him....He barely made it away alive. " Added War Paw.

War Paw led her away towards the den sites. Were he'd got a small stock pile of rabbits and rats, he would be pleased to share it with the young female. " A burden you are not to me. You want to know what a burden is? Being the Dragga of this pack. Its Hard, lives depend on my choices...and my beliefs; its not something everyone can manage." He chuckled and shrugged. " I can thought. So even if you where a burden, your the lightest burden I have ever had." He added jokingly. And then yawned. Glancing once more over his shoulder at her. "If you Need me. I am here. Trust in that if nothing else." He turned and vanished to the densite.

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[Wolflover]

Calypso watched silently as her words made him shutter. It pained her slightly to see him like that but she followed him, still silent.