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Post by ziko on Jun 24, 2007 18:12:40 GMT -5
" Too busy... " added Ziko, lifting his head to stop Levy's paw from reaching his forehead. He wasn't one to taunt the shorter wolf for being the size that he was. He couldn't help that could he?
As Levy bounced back Ziko pounced forward and he rolled onto his hind legs. Forelegs kicking forward a little before he lost balance and came back onto all fours, he growled with teeth pressed firmly together.
Even if they didn't know how to play, they'd discover themselves their favourite way to play. Whether that be by snapping at each other, trying to grasp random body parts, or trying to pin one another down; or both. They would develop themselves.
Ziko went to push Levy back with his fore paw but stumbled and toppled forward landing by his new friends side. He oofed a little and glanced up with embarassment but grinned all the while.
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Post by Squeeji on Jun 24, 2007 18:57:17 GMT -5
The two certainly were frolicking, Levy was having the time of his life, laughing and leaping around, sure, neither of them were what anyone would cal graceful; but the young wolves were having fun. Learning.
Levy was startled when Ziko ran into him, giving his new friend a half attempted and lazy maw...the smaller wolf just didn't have the heart to nip or bite, even when just in play. He laid down, wagging his tail...
"They could just be too busy..."
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Post by ziko on Jun 24, 2007 19:04:01 GMT -5
Ziko turned and rested his head on the shoulder of Levy also wagging his tail. Lifting his paw he restd it by his maw and then began to lick at it. Too busy... maybe that was why there wasn't anyone about. Not anymore at least. Maybe they all died? Nah, they weren't in Arnlan all alone for sure.
But with the silence that hung over them, it was a possiblity. " Levy? " he spoke with a curious tone. " I don't see many of the others in the pack around. " Sniffing a little he nuzzled Levy's shoulder and glanced about with a frown. " I wonder if they are hiding from us. Y' know, avoiding us therefore avoiding having to play? "
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Post by Squeeji on Jun 24, 2007 19:10:48 GMT -5
Levy cocked his head, and made a slight sneeze. "I don't think everyone is avoiding us." Hadn't thought about that, he almost wanted to hide behind Ziko if that was the case, because the alphas sometimes gave him the wicked jeebies...he didn't want Sofika and Karolek to pop out at them when they weren't expecting it. He'd die of a heart attack!
He licked Ziko on the cheek. "You worry more than I do. I'm sure they're just...doing stuff. You know, hunting, and patrolling...making sure Sallin doesn't sneak in and eat us..." The little grey wolf sounded very convincing, he almost convinced himself that was probably the case. "Making sure we're safe...and when we get older, I'm sure someday we'll be super busy too..." He was certain that Ziko would grow up and hold some sort of important rank some day, Levy knew he'd be lucky if he got to pupsit with the Omegas.
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Post by ziko on Jun 25, 2007 8:09:05 GMT -5
That trick that the alphas could do... it really amazed him. He had tried it himself a few times and sometimes he felt he was truly blending into the darkness. However there was never anyone there to confirm this so Ziko did not know if he was doing it right. So he had grown bored of it. " I don't think any of the alphas have appeared out of nowhere before me... "
A warm feeling bubbled inside Ziko. Affection; friendship. Something he never had before... at least not that he could recall. And Levy was such a nice wolf, he was glad to have met him today. Ziko felt a little surprised, he did not notice how much he was fretting over things. " So I suppose our purpose is to be a play toy for Sallin when they decide they want to invade our territory... where is the meaning to that? " he pouted.
Sighing, he thought about him growing older. He shivered a little. " I don't want to get old. That means getting boring. " But the bad world was looming over him. Something had to happen to him soon to whip him out of his little daydream of a carefree world. The thought of rank never came into his mind. He was happy as he was, but perhaps power hunger might grow from him? " Hmm... yeh, we'd be too busy to play... "
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Post by Squeeji on Jun 26, 2007 17:13:05 GMT -5
"I don't think Arnlan is Sallin's pawn Ziko, I just think Sallin is too big, too fast. Its bound to collapse sooner or later, under its own tyranny. " He had thought about it, most packs collapsed after awhile, he had seen one do so in his own young lifetime. "I mean, you can't be mean forever without someone doing something about it...right?" He used to listen to adults all the time, instead of playing with pups his age, he loved the vocabulary and knowledge he had gleamed from it.
Levy seemed rapt in thought, his brows knitting in what looked like concern over his blue eyes.
" I don't want to get old. That means getting boring. "
"Then don't..." The grey wolf was shaken back into the real world, a shrug to his shoulders. "Don't get boring." It seemed simple enough to fix to him.
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Post by ziko on Jun 26, 2007 17:33:30 GMT -5
Collapse? Eventually... hopefully Sallin would fall under. He felt that they were always a constant threat just looming like the dark clouds above waiting to strike. Ziko too listened more to the elders talking than playing. He knew that Synl was a rebel dog pack to the direct east of Arnlan. He knew that there was a dog there who had been highly ranked in the old Raknu pack.
" What if then another pack, a stronger, fiercer one takes the place of Sallin? " He could not imagine a worser pack. Though he had only watched from afar the territory and it's wolves. They did border with them after all. " Nah nothing like that will happen... " though Ziko did not sound convinced and was really trying to reassure himself.
" But we all age Levy... Soon every day will be like the one before. Sleep, eat, work and around again. We'll have responsibilites and surely we will be looked down upon if we play... " Ziko was frightened of change. Of future. Responsibility. Having to actually earn his keep in the pack. Sighing he nuzzled the back of Levy's neck and then laid his chin back down again.
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Post by Squeeji on Jun 26, 2007 17:47:24 GMT -5
" What if then another pack, a stronger, fiercer one takes the place of Sallin? "
Levy's sullenness returned a bit, he couldn't really reassure Ziko, but he was honest with him. "Then a stronger fiercer pack comes in, and the same thing will happen over time" He was already learning that things happened in circles, the sun went up and down, then came back again. The moon changed shapes and returned. Seasons came and went, only to start again...he wasn't strong or fast or smart, but Levy consoled himself that he was...atleast observant. He sighed as Ziko nuzzled against him.
"But we all age Levy..."
The smaller wolf nodded, listening to Ziko carefully, "Everyone grows old...not everyone grows up...there's a difference." There was, he had met Spook once, he had been older than he was, and also acted much younger. He himself would never be full sized, so what did that mean? Did that mean he would ever grow up? Probably not. "It would be silly to think that no one plays...I would think...I mean sure it might be looked down upon, but I bet even Sofika teases her brother Karolek...right?" That was less assured, but he was trying to make things better from the morose comment he had made before....
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Post by ziko on Jun 26, 2007 17:57:56 GMT -5
A little pressure was pushed onto his chin and his ears fell. A stronger, fiercer pack settling right next door... That did not sound good. Ziko had been subconciously staring into the shadows and now they began to play tricks on his mind. So he hide behind the body of Levy, feeling his plush side on his nose.
" I really do hope one doesn't... " To be honest he prefered Sallin to anything darker.
" Well from my perspective she seems like such a serious wolf. But I suppose, Karolek is very playful. I have watched him trick minds of passer bys. He made them forgot who and where they were at... " The thought of ever being hypnotized by him scared him. He really believed Karolek could make minds up for wolves if he really tried. " I hope I never get tricked by Karolek... "
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Post by Squeeji on Jun 26, 2007 18:07:52 GMT -5
"He seems decent...I wouldn't think Karolek would do something like that unless he felt provoked" The alphas had some very strange tricks, probably hidden with their eyes behind those huge flops of hair they had covering their faces, it was a miraculous they could sneak or trick at all...without running into everything all over Arnlan. "Anyways I wouldn't worry. I think that's why Sofika is so serious...to make him behave." Seemed normal enough, Sofika made things stable, made things work, Karolek kept things from getting stark.
"This isn't a bad pack, and I don't think they'll ever let Sallin get too big either, I mean you don't ever see Sallin'sAlphas picking fights with Arnlan...do you? Why would anyone pick a fight with our Alphas, I mean...they're nice, but they're really really frightening....if you think about it." He contemplated his paw for a moment and started chewing on it, a grooming gesture, his toes were bothering him.
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Post by ziko on Jun 26, 2007 18:16:09 GMT -5
" Hmm. Well he must have felt threatened by creatures roaming just outside his territory. " Ziko nodded in complete agreement with Levy. He had some pretty good ideas about the pack and such. It felt fun to talk to someone his own age. They had similiar feelings and their discussions were on roughly the same level.
" Well our alphas are small and lanky. They don't look like they have much on them. They need more brute strength. " Ziko's mind was not as mature as an older wolves would have been. He still believed in, it's all to do with fighting and how well you put up one. The brains side was nothing he had ever thought about before.
" To be perfectly honest... they could easily be snapped in half by a wolf like Nightshade. From what I have gathered she is really big on the build... " He was not totally sure. He had never seen her, only smelled her when he creeped near to the Sallin end of the territory. It was a dangerous thing to do but that had been the last thing on his mind at the time.
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Post by Squeeji on Jun 26, 2007 18:27:58 GMT -5
Levy scoffed, as if you needed to be huge to be formidable, he thought the alphas of Arnlan were plenty capable. "You don't need to be big to be dangerous..." The little grey wolf laughed. "After all...how long have those two been Alpha without any contestants? There are bigger Arnlan wolves after all..."
That much was apparent, there were a lot of big wolves in the territory, and if Ziko was right, any of them could make short work of either of Arnlan's small alphas. But the important thing about that...was so far, no one hadn't. And from the sounds of things, Sofika and Karolek had been alphas longer than Arnlan could remember.
"Besides, being really big doesn't make you a good Alpha, because what if you're really dumb? Then your pack would die off..."
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Post by ziko on Jun 26, 2007 18:37:16 GMT -5
That was true. There were bigger wolves in the pack yet no one had dared to oppose Karolek and Sofika. How strange. He might have had he been bigger and stronger. Though his problem was his weight. His bones jutted out here and there and he had scruffy fur. Tell tale signs of malnutrition. He never ever thought he would be able to muster courage enough to take on them two...
Levy's point exactly.
Furrowing his brow he clicked everything into place and smiled a little. Yes, yes Levy was right. No one had challenged them and they were older than anyone knew. " I bet they don't know what age they are, " he snickered cheekily. Why the only worry that popped up was if they had heard him say that. Nah, they wouldn't have. " You are right Levy. " He nodded again, forgetting he had already.
" So what you need for a pack is a strong alpha both physically and mentally? " he pondered cocking his head to the side to now his cheek was pressed on Levy's side. Did the smaller, chubby wolf even feel him wriggling about or was he too wrapped up on his thoughts? Well, Ziko was in too deep a thought to notice that Levy had been gnawing at his own paw.
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Post by Squeeji on Jul 6, 2007 14:35:06 GMT -5
"I would think they'd need to be somewhat formidable in both categories." He never really thought of what separated an alpha from well...everyone else. "I mean would you follow a dumb wolf? Or a sickly wolf?" Levy couldn't see himself following a wolf like that. "But I think it depends on the pack too...I mean...who'd want to follow a big jerk even if they were smart and strong?"
He hummed in thought and seemed to finish up with his paw pads, rather boredly.
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Post by ziko on Jul 14, 2007 13:31:00 GMT -5
Ziko wondered if a pack could work with two alphas, one being strong physically and the other strong mentally. Although, physically strong wolves were probably better off as warriors or something. Yeah, being balanced in both areas would make a better alpha, Ziko decided.
" I wouldn't follow a dumb or a sickly wolf no, " he agreed. A dumb wolf would be be beaten down the ranks as a smarter wolf overtook them, and a sickly wolf would be left behind as a new wolf assumed the most dominant status. It made sense now to the young wolf.
" Well. if the big jerk bullied the other wolves into following them, then they would because they would be too scared to disagree with him... " It was like small bands of wolves. There was always one big headed one with little minions who were too afraid to speak up for themselves. He'd hate to be a 'minion'.
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