Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 19:48:59 GMT -6
IAS GAEAFDAIL
Ias simply sat and waited for the rest of the pack to sort out who was going where. She was internally pleased at the fact that Nikolai knew she would be joining him and Opal on the trip to Darkest Hollow without her even having to say a word. She was just a well-known go-getter like that, she thought with a smirk. While the details were being discussed, Ias sat and began to groom her white fur so it was clean and smooth once again. Her dark amber eyes flitted around the densite, taking note of Wyatt in particular, who seemed to have a pup she really didn't remember him giving birth to. The thought made her snort and she turned away. Ias never did like kids.
She huffed but flattened her snowy ears at the beta's warnings about not picking fights and following their boring instructions. She rolled her eyes. They wanted to do this the boring way but she knew it was for the best - if DH had Quartz then she needed to play nice. "Alright, alright. I hear you guys loud and clear," she agreed after listening to Theodore confirming as well. Ias stood up. "Ready when you guys are."
WYATT THEODORE BRESLIN
As the minutes ticked on with Wyatt just sitting with Aus, he could feel the tension slowly start to drain from his shoulders. Aus was fidgeting with the fur on Wyatt's pelt and he found some comfort in the paternal feeling it gave him, even as the rest of the pack sat only a few feet away discussing how to save their alpha. The teacher laid his head down on one paw so that the pup was snuggled against his neck, but still in a position where he could watch Aus and continue their conversation. Wyatt had to fight off a shocked look from crossing his features as Aus confessed about why he'd asked about mates. The large male could feel his stomach drop. He wasn't Aus' father, that was for certain, but how could he tell the little pup such news without hurting any feelings?
"Sorry, bud. I've only had two daughters and that was some time ago," he said gently, moving to snuffle his nose into Aus' cheek fur as comfort. Wyatt's heart ached for this pup and the two stillborn daughters his old mate gave birth to. It only then hit him that if he wasn't the father, then someone else in LM was. Wyatt peeked out of the corner of his eye at Nikolai and Moose, the other two most likely options. He'd have to chat with them later. How wild.
Wyatt frowned at Aus' sudden fear, careful not to make any sudden movements despite his confusion. It took a moment for him to realize Aus was in distress about the group going to DH. Clearly Aus' mother, whoever she was, had not been any more fond of DH than LM was. Wyatt looked at Aus with his "serious adult face" - aka a look he often used on puppies to make them feel like he wasn't talking down to them in serious situations. "Now, now. They're going to pay Darkest Hollow a visit to see if they've seen Quartz, our alpha, wandering around anywhere. She's missing and it's important we find her." He started to groom Aus' cheek in what he hoped was a comforting manner. "No one will die, not under Nikolai and Opal's watch. They're just going there to talk." Wyatt really hoped his words were true.
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