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 Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:11 pm
She had spent the night in the canyon, the sun and carrion birds waking her rudely as they called, fighting amongst themselves for her kill. Grudgingly she ate what she could stomach and left it, it was about time to move on once more. Lapping at the tiny trickle of water she wandered through the canyon, reasoning that the slope of the walls would eventually lessen. Her suspicion paid off, and she managed to avoid bigger predators for the entire day, finally finding a place where she could reach the top of the now much shallower canyon.
Purple and red streaked across the darkening sky and she continued on her journey, tail wagging and spirits considerably higher than they had been the last two weeks. Lesehla could smell the residual scent of the lions who claimed these lands as their own, and she she skirted along the borders a bit nervously. The yellow female had yet to have a run-in with the large felines, and didn't want her first encounter to be a negative dispute over territory.
Perhaps she would be lucky and meet somebody friendly today though. It had been such a long time since she'd seen anybody at all; Sehla had spent such a long time wandering hungry with only her mind for company, she wasn't sure if she could last much longer without completely going insane. All beings needed companionship of some form.
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:28 pm
 It was a shame that Kisho really wasn't the companionship type. At least, not with anyone but his family. It's funny how he was willing to bleed himself dry for his kin, but he woudln't waste 10 seconds on a stranger. Funny, but it made logical sense. They meant nothing to him, and probably never would, so why bother?
So one might wonder what he was doing away from his pack. But it had become a normal routine-go out, scout, report back. More then once he had encountered another wilddog and had to question them. He had a record of facts built up in his mind from those encounters. There was only one known pack in the area besides his, but he was sure to keep his eyes wide open.
He paused for a moment, lifting his head and perking his large ears forward. He caught a scent on the wind he did not recall. Well, it looked like he was going to fetch more information once again.
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:58 pm
The wind was behind her, which made her a bit nervous, but luckily her eyes were quite good, and she noted the other dog in near distance, a bright white spot amid all the greys and browns of the savannah grasses as the sun set. Ears perked forward and tail wagging she smiled slightly as she trotted towards the other.
"Hi there." She said a little shyly, grayish-brown ears flicking to the side then back to attention, her tail still wagging gently. The male smelled... disinterested for the most part, which was a bit discouraging for Lesehla, but she tried to act friendly anyhow.
((That's shorter than I thought it was. x___X;; ))
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:44 pm
Kisho was able to draw a lot of information from her without having to make a sound. The wind brought her scent, which told her many things. She was alone and she didn't appear to be part of her packs, since there were no scents of others hanging along her fur. And that really brought an end to his questions. A rogue wilddog was no threat to his pack. She was nothing worth worrying over, nor bothering with. His calculating mind spun a web in his mind...one that led him away from the female.
Disinterested was a good way to discribe him, because he didn't even answer her calling. He simply flicked his ears and looked in the other direction, lifting a paw to start off again. Obviously he was no social butterfly.
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:08 pm
"Hey, hey wait!" She whimpered, ears flattening against her skull, a worried expression crossing her face. Surely he wasn't just going to disappear on her as quickly as he'd shown up! It didn't seem fair to her, nothing had seemed fair lately, but she'd taken it all as it came... However, the thought of actually having a conversation, even if it consisted of no more than a few words was too much to pass up. It nagged at her, she'd been so disgustingly lonely since she'd left what little remained of her pack.
"Please... don't just leave me..." She murmured, tail tucking between her legs, gray-green eyes taking on a glassy hopeful sheen. She felt pathetic, practically begging for even a word of acknowledgement, but she couldn't stand the thought of wandering alone forever, completely ignored. If this male ignored her, would every other wild dog she met? Was she nothing, now that she'd left her already broken family?
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:14 pm
Kisho paused. What a waste of time this was. He let out a breath, something that sounded rather like a sigh and turned his head, looking at her with sharp crimson eyes that seemed to see everything. For in fact they could, if he chose to use his seer abilities. Not that someone of his intellegence ever liked doing so. "Pray tell why I should stay, because I have no obligation to you-you are not my kin, nor of my pack," he said in a flat tone, straight to the point and practical.
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:28 pm
Lesehla's heart sunk and she huffed at the ground sadly. "Because.... because I'm alone..." She managed finally. He was probably completely fed up with her by now, if she judged his character properly, but she was soothed by a presence other than her own, even if the other wanted nothing to do with her.
"Besides, everybody needs friends... don't they?" The yellow and dusty gray female wagged her tail slightly, she could be friendly, even if this one didn't want to be. "I'm Lesehla... by the way." She added, flicking her ears.
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:38 pm
Kisho just gave her the same blank stare. He didn't even twitch at her words, his manner as cold as ice. She was a stranger. He had no need to waste his affections on her. "I don't see why I'd want to be friends with a rogue," he said simply, his logic twisting like clockwork in his head. When he did the calculating it seemed that a friendship with her would be more trouble then it was worth-he'd have to put effort into listening to her, making sure she faired well, and a whole bunch of things. And what would a rogue wilddog possibly give him in return? Nothing. They had no pack dynamics, no loyalties, no sense of duty. No, it didn't make much sense.
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:23 pm
"I-I..." She stammered, then snuffled to herself, she couldn't even think of a good reason, other than the fact that she wanted to be friends. Was that a good enough reason? Not for this one, obviously. He didn't even offer his name in return. Lesehla was mildly stung by it all, and the hurt she took from his words only seemed to grow the longer she struggled to find a suitable response to his inquiry.
It also hurt a bit to be called a rogue, she hadn't even thought of herself that way, although, in essence it was true. She had left her family, so many had before her, but ...still. "If that's really how you feel then." She murmured, laying down dejectedly and sighing to herself. If he loathes the very thought of me that much then I won't waste my time on him either. She thought huffily to herself.
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:32 pm
He had no regret for her pain. For she was nothing to him, so why would the idea of her feelings being hurt bother his concious? She was just another individual that would pass on her way to where ever she chose to wander. It was not worth his time, nor effort. "It is. It only makes logical sense," he commented, his voice completely objective. It was nothing personal-it was just how things went. So with a small twitch of his ears he turned back, ready to leave. His pack was his life. Everything outside it was simply a piece in the game that could do it harm or good, nothing more.
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:46 pm
Grumpily, Lesehla got to her feet and shook the dust out of her coat. "Fine then. Perhaps one day somebody will change your mind on the importance of logic. There is more to life." With an irritated flick of her tail she trotted away from him, head held high even though she felt rather like skulking at the moment. Everything that had come out of the white and black dogs mouth seemed utter nonsense to her, how could one survive with nothing but logic to guide them? It must be a lonely life... The thought tickled the back of her mind, but she continued on her way, not looking back.
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