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Tempest had grown into a fine young hind. All the awkwardness of fawnhood having left her behind. She was slender, sleek, and beautiful like many of the other hinds among the herd. But all this time, she had still remain unclaimed, despite being the daughter of the Lord and his favorite hind.

She was grazing in the vicinity of many of the other females of the herd, minding her own business and just going about her day. However, the sudden tumbling and bellow from the albino Corps caused her and several other hinds around her to suddenly look up, ears turned forward in an alert fashion. Reading to bolt if need be. But it was only Jensen, who seemingly had tripped up and managed to make himself look like a fool.

Tempest breathed a sigh of relief, blinking when he seemed to be speaking to her. She looked one way and then the other... yes it seemed like she was the target of his greeting. "Um... hello?" she said back, blue eyes looking him over briefly. She had seen Jensen before naturally... but she'd never really had the opportunity to talk to him or anything.

Tempest couldn't help but smile a little at his awkwardness. It was rather endearing really.... and well... she'd hardly had any attention from any male in the herd, so it was a welcome change.. even if he was making himself look like a fool. "Tempest" she replied back, "Its nice to meet you... aren't you Fell Lore's son?" After all.. there weren't very many albinos in the herd, he kind of stood out. She didn't know much about Fell Lore though other than the fact that he was the Lord before her father.. she remembered that much. She remembered the day her father became Lord of the Herd after defeating him. It was a proud day for their family.

"Are you alright? From your fall I mean.. you didn't hurt yourself?" It was quite a tumble Jensen took and while he didn't appear to be outwardly harmed, she wanted to atleast ask and make sure.

Tempest had to fold her ears back to hide the light blush that colored them a deeper pink on the insides. The compliment certainly flattered her. With the offer to walk with him though, the ears turned forward again and eyes glittered.

"I would love too" she said as gracefully as she could, her maw breaking into a grin. She had never been noticed by any of the young stags or bucks before, and she was rather excited that her luck seemed to be changing.

Tempest followed quietly, a light smile on her face as she went. Although the hind couldn't help but blink at his choice of topic for conversation. "Yes... I suppose so. This isn't my first Anlach, but I wasn't ever claimed the last time." No stag or buck had shown any interest in her, so she had remained single that year. Perhaps she was just a bit too young yet, but she'd like to think she's old enough now.

Tempest suddenly stopped, looking at Jensen a bit oddly. In some ways she was flattered, but in others... his words disturbed her a bit. The hind frowned a little, "Well.. thank you... but you're not just saying that because you're desperate are you?" After all.. this was his first Anlach and granted she had been nearly desperate for someone to notice her, and still was. But she didn't want to rush into anything either... she wanted to make sure that she found the right stag... not just any stag. She wanted someone who would fight for her. Like how her father fought for her mother nearly every Anlach.

Tempest blinked and twitched her ears lightly as she listened and contemplated what he said.

She smiled a little, "Well I guess we'll see when Anlach comes around, right?" After all... there were no promises to be made until then. Anlach was when she would be open for a stag to claim her, not before or after.

"You've been wanting to talk to me for that long?" she also asked. She kinda wished he'd gotten up the courage sooner. She didn't know he was even interested in her... she had thought there wasn't a single male interested in her.