This Land

[swift]

Swift lifted her head and sniffed the air, the scents of the new land around her wafting on the gentle breeze. The red-leaved trees that surrounded her gave the place a sense of peace and tranquility; something that the young dog had not found in a long time. She had recently met the Alphess of Synl: Kahvie, and had been accepted into the pack. It was a strange feeling, that of belonging somewhere for the first true time. Though Swift had not even met any other members yet, and no matter how much hope she held in her heart, she knew that things could turn on her in an instant.

As the tall mix trotted forward, she began to notice an opening in the trees, and soon found herself in a kind of half-clearing. It finally dawned on her that she was in need of rest, and so Swift gentle lay herself down on the forest floor; allowing a small group of leaves to comfort her and act like a kind of mattress. No doubt this land was beautiful, but there was something else on the wind - a feeling that echoed between the trees. This place, and the dogs that called it home, were enemies of Sallin; the defining reason why Swift had wished to join in the first place. For she too was a rogue - a fugitive, if you say. It had been many months since her encounter with Sallin -ending in the death of her father- but Swift knew that it would not be her last. There was much to be done, but for now she simply wished to lay her head. Perhaps soon she would meet the others of the pack named Synl?

((Crappy Post! This is open to any members of Synl, and can basically be like a 'get to know each other' meeting.))

[Squeeji]

Being low to the ground often gave Anna privy to a unique perspective on life. Today she had ran along with some of the pack and had fallen into an abandoned badger hole, which would have been embaressing, but instead she found it a wonderful spot to now hide her belongings, and be by herself if she needed the alone time.

A blessing in disguise so to say.

However, Anna found herself in a moment of concern when the breeze picked up, her nose ever so slightly scenting another canine, with caution the little female popped out of her hole and closer towards the psuedo-clearing that had probably been made by some resting group of animal many months ago. They were probably the ones what scared off the badger really...but Anna digressed, as her mind wandered into folly. But she was fortunate to have it come back to her when she noticed some sort of dog resting in the soft grass.

Curious, Anna tiptoed over to the leggy dog, atleast laying down, they were about at eye level. With a tentive and almost concerned look she tapped Swift with her nose, seeing if she was up.

"Um...hey, you alright?" the little corgi chirped, a pleasant smile on her face, even if the female wasn't part of Synl, well...it wasn't exactly her place to start fights, she'd have to just talk this out....or run, but until then she was more than happy to give the wary canine the benefit of the doubt, and why not? Someone atleast gave her the same.

((Awww it's not a crappy post!))

[Sonny]

Sonny sniffed at the ground he was sure a few seconds ago he'd smelt a stranger, the smell had suddenly faded and he found himself following his own scent which he realized when he saw a slight footprint in the shape of his paw he chuckled to himself. At almost that exact moment he caught the scent again and continued to follow it. Normally he wasn't one to worry too much about that sort of thing, but it was his duty as alpha to check out whatever it was.

He followed it until he was sure he was almost on top of whoever it was and poked his head out from behind a tree to get a look, what he saw at first was not unusual a cross bred dog, and what at first glance looked like a puppy, when he looked closer though he saw it was a corgi and he had smelt it around the pack land before, guessing it must be a friendly creature he stepped out from behind the tree.

He made sure to smile, for Beaver that wasn't too hard he always looked friendly and at times rather silly, but deep down he was not as dim witted as some might have thought he was. His tongue lolled out for a moment then he decided it was right to speak, first he was not sure of what to say but decided a simple 'hello' would do the trick.

"Hello there, are you two, are you all right?" he asked looking at them both.

He didn't really know what was going on with the pack now, with the new members and all and decided he might talk to Khavie about it later, so he would at least know who's who in the pack. For now though he decided it best not to worry her and sort it out by himself. He did however have some trouble dealing with adults but if he felt threatened or confused by them he'd act as he normally would with any adult he didn't get along with.

[kalsyfer]

Kal had been traveling all day and the day before as well. His journey had taken him far far away from the place he use to call home. He had been living off of small creatures and water found in puddles. His fur was slightly caked with dust and mud clots. His expression was that of emptyness.

As he trotted along the forest floor he took in the scent of others near by. At first he payed no attention, for he had rarely ever made friends but more enemies. He decided that maybe it was safet to lead away from the others' scent.

As he did so he fell into a small hole, injuring his right foreleg. A loud yelp came from him as he feel. His ears layed immediatly back and he lowered himself into the hole and peered around to see if anyone had heart him.

He held his head only so far up to see with one eye and his other ear was twitching and listening to every sound that was made to see if he could recognize if it came from another creature. He had also shallowed his breathing and stayed as still as a statue

Running through his mind was the thoughts of what if i triggered someone to tell their pack? What if its a human with their house pets? He had mixed feelings about dogs(human owned). His father resented them and he heard stories of what they did to dogs and how they treated them from his mother, but he also heard the softer side to them.

He continued to lay there as he occasionally moved to advert the pain from his foreleg.

[swift]

(( I haven't been on in a while, but I'll reply now.))

Swift could not get herself in the right mood to sleep, no matter how hard she tried. Even though her eyes were closed, and she was tired, her mind continued to find ways to worry and annoy her. But the mix had no time to try harder, for the sounds of padding paws entered her ears, and a small shape entered the clearing. It was a dog, and she held the familiar scents of Synl - giving Swift the impression that she was a member too. Swift quickly closed her eyes again, even though later she would wonder why, and soon felt a tap on her nose. She re-opened her hazel eyes and looked at the dog - surprised that she was in fact very small. When her mouth opened and words came out, it took Swift a moment to realise that she was being spoken to.

"I'm fine thanks." She said simply, not knowing what emotion if any to put into her tone. She half-smiled to show that she meant no harm, and then proceeded to lift her head. Suddenly, though, Swift spotted the head of a dog poking through from behind a tree, and slowly that dog emerged. There was nothing threatening about the way he moved, but the collie-mix had been fooled before, and would never let it happen again. She shot up onto her paws and spun around to face the new dog, her teeth just showing over her lip. A brief warning-snarl was uttered, but Swift quickly stopped as she heard him speak to her and the corgi. The scent of Synl was strong on him, and Swift guessed that he must be someone who had spent a long time in the pack. She dropped her tail and allowed her face to return to normal. "Sorry...nervous habit." She smiled and cocked her head slightly, but for now remained standing.

Before she could say anything else, a sharp and loud yelp came from where the corgi had come from, and immediately Swift returned to her warning-stance. Her hackles were raised, and the hair on her neck stood on end. But her curiosity quickly got the better of her, and without a glance at the others, the lanky mix padded out of the clearing towards where the sound had come from. She hoped that the others would follow her, as the more Synl members who knew she was friend instead of foe, the better. For a few moments she could see nothing, despite the keenness of her eyes. There was no movement on the forest floor, and Swift readied herself for an attack. But none came, and as she stepped forward, the hole became visible to her. There was a muddy dog sprawled out inside it, and Swift realised that this must have been the one who yelped.

Stepping slowly closer with her head down to protect her vulnerable neck, Swift studied the dog cautiously. After assessing that he would most likely not be able to get up in a hurry, the fiery collie decided to ask a simple question. "Are you alright?" She turned her head away then towards where the other two still stood, and barked softly. "It's alright, but I think he needs help." Her statement was to both of them, but mainly to the larger male, as he would most likely be the best help in this kind of situation.

[kalsyfer]

He smiled a slightly painful grin as he chuckled out of nervousness. He laid his ears low and let out a light sigh of annoyance.

"Guess you cought me huh?"

He said with a somewhat revealed tone in his voice. He managed to get to a standing position, pain evident in his foreleg. His stature seemed a bit bigger than a regular border collie might be and his fur type and coloration, as well as his scent would give away that he was also a grey wolf hybrid.

He stumbled out from the hole and smiled sweetly at the other. His deminor was quite friendly and nonthreatning. Although the scars upon his body did give quite the opposite impression.

"I was simply passing through when someone tossed this hole infront of me"

He laughed somewhat and looked down at his paw.

"i should be fine."

He looked back at swift with a smile.

"im Kalsyfer, or Kal if you might. And you are?"

He sat back onto his haunches and tested the severity of the pain in his foreleg as he waited for the others to come near as well. might as well introduce yourself to the whole gang while your at it kal -mental laugh-

[Squeeji]

Anna seemed calmed by the response of the female, but she felt a little worried about Kal, soon the little corgi was shooting though the legs of the taller beasts to make sure the male was alright.

"I'm Anna..." she looked him over and circled "Are you sure you're alright? That could've been a nasty fall..." She nodded at Sonny, flashing him a toothy smile as she she flustered about.

[Sonny]

OOC: Sorry about short post, got a slight writers block
BIC:
Sonny followed the others and walked up to Kalsyfer he looked at him then Anna and Swift, there were so many canines around Synl these days, he found it hard to keep up with them.

"I'm Sonny, alpha male of Synl" he said looking around at all of them again.

He smiled at them all then wondered if Kalsyfer's leg was really alright, some males would often pretend to alright when they weren't, he had been guilty of it once and felt like a complete fool because everyone else realized that he had been lying. Well this certainly was a meeting for them all.

He sniffed, Anna's was a scent he recognized, she was a member so he didn't have to worry about her, but Kalsyfer and Swift, still not knowing Swift's name, he waited patiently for her to tell them, seeing as everyone else had introduced themselves.

Sonny wondered if they were all friends though he could never be completely sure about it all, he had to be cautious even if he didn't want to be.

[swift]

As the collie mix male pulled himself out of the hole, Swift took the chance to look over him properly. Yes, there was clearly pain in his front leg, but he was far too tall to be just a regular collie mix - for he was even taller than she was. There had to be something in his blood, as Swift was hardly short, with her lithe form and long legs. But what could it be? Swift shook her head and decided to leave that subject until later. As he introduced himself, the collie made a note to remember his name, as she did with all whom she met. "I'm Swift, nice to meet you Kalsyfer." Usually she would not be this nice after just meeting someone, but there was nothing threatening about this dog, so she allowed herself to drop her guard, if only for a moment.

Then Anna padded through them all and too spoke her name, and Swift found herself again smiling. It seemed that Synl was bringing out the softer side of her, even though not all of her mind agreed that that was a good thing. But then the male she had first met spoke from behind them, and Swift at once turned and dipped her head low, her mouth solemn. He was the alpha, and commanded respect despite his kind composition. "It is an honour to finally meet you, Sonny." She slowly raised her head again, and she realised that these were words that she had never spoken before, and they left a strange taste in her mouth. But the taste was not that of regret or disgust, rather more of shock than anything. The fire was slowly dying down, and Swift could not help feeling that part of her was fading away.

"I met with Kahvie earlier, and she accepted me into Synl." She said this quickly, realising that he most likely was wondering who she was. Indeed, Swift had found herself in the path of the alphess earlier, and had been accepted as a member of Synl - something that made her smile warmly even as she stood there then. She had never truly felt that she belonged anywhere, and since the death of her father at the paws of Sallin, Swift had never had this much company. The thought of that night made her heart sink, and the pain she felt was visible in her emerald eyes. The wind whistled through the trees and as usual, caused the silver bangle around her left front paw to sway ever so slightly. The gust was enough to flap Swift's ears wildly, and the rings in her ears jingled against each other. She must have looked odd standing there; the tear in her left ear and the deep red bandanna around her neck, and not forgetting the scar on her left shoulder. But she held all of these things with a strange pride, and they were who she was - they completed Swift.

[kalsyfer]

Kal lightly laughed as he stood back up and shook again from the cold wind. He flipped his silvery white hair out from his face and back infront of his half-missing left ear. Despite his appearance, Kal seemed more like a friendly drunkard than anything else. Nothing seemed to effect his good nature and happy disposition.

"Pleasure to meet you Swift"

He nodded to her with soft royal blue eyes, as well as a dulled eye becaus of his blindness in that eye. He smiled down at Anna with a light chuckle.

"Hey there Anna, nice to meet you too"

He looked back at the other male with a corky smirk as he rested his full weight back onto his leg and there was no sign of pain that he let known. Inwardly the pain was starting to subside due to the adrenaline in his system so it was more of a dull irritating pain than that of a sharp agonizing pain.

"Well Sonny, nice to meet you too. But just to let you know, im not really looking for a place to become a member."

He smiled friendly at them all again.

"im on ..."

His smile seemed to fade from fullhearted to a forced one.

"im on a mission to find a certain Flea bag"

He turned to the alpha, as he sighed and his eyes went somewhat distant as he remembered who he had been hunting for years and has yet to find him.

"but if you'll allow me to stay for a while, i really wouldnt mind helping you out in return for me staying."

His cheerful smile returned and his expression was that of hope again.

[swift]

As Kal began to speak, Swift listened intently, her ears occasionally switching from side to side as always. But there was something beginning to gnaw away at the back of her mind, even though for the moment she let it lie. She smiled as he continued, but when it became clear to her that his smile was being forced - her expression changed slightly. Who could he be searching for? Several ideas ran through the mix's mind, but none of them seemed to fit. Perhaps a relative, or someone who had done Kal wrong? Heck, any guess was as good as another, and it was then that Swift's gnawing feeling began to form a stronger base, and she remembered why she too had come here in pursuit of something, even though it was no long lost ally.

For she was here to help Synl defeat Sallin - and despite the fact that it was a daunting task, Swift knew it in her bones - in her blood. They had murdered her father in cold-blood, and the young collie-mix had vowed that she would get her revenge - her retribution. Only Kahvie knew why she had come, but it was a story she would tell to most open-ears. Even as she stood there before the others, she could feel anger well up inside of her, and she could sense that if she did not control it, she would burst. It was such a curse to live like this, filled with boiling hate; but Swift accepted it gladly, knowing that it was the only thing keeping her going. She did not care if it took her till her last breathe to complete her task, she did not care, even, if when all things were finished, her end was the same as her father's. But he would be avenged.

Her thoughts had drawn her away, and Swift found that her head was down, and her eyes half-closed. She blinked deeply before shaking her mind free from these images slowly.

((Gah, crappy!))

[kalsyfer]

OOC: GAHHHH IM LOST!!-runs in circles- O.o; is there a order here? i might have screwed this up for us all....>.< -hits self with tree stump- stupid KAL!!))

[swift]

I don't know. The others didn't reply, but if they come back then we can work out an order as long as they keep active.

[Sonny]

OOC:Yeah the order kinda got messed up... alot. So anyone else still here?

[kalsyfer]

OOC: ( >.> i know im here most of the time....so dont count on me ever leaving XP))