asunder in a fantasy//, FO ANHK & LAGOON & DHRACIA

[Dhracia]

OoC;;
I don't know if Aryn actually wanted to bring Lagoon into the board, but for sure its with Anhk and Dhracia.

BiC;;
It had been... so long since she last came here.
She glanced about, gaze once obscured by darkness that had taken residence in her mind, now rested upon the lake's waters. They were caressed by an odd, yet familiar dream-like quality... they were surreal, magical. But she couldn't fully enjoy every aspect of the lake, atleast not yet. The sun's vibrant light was flooding over the horizon and striking brilliance to every corner of the world, bringing it to life with day. Her slim, tawny form, moved across the edge of the water, skull inclinded slightly as she surveyed the purine liquid. Her gaze softened- she had always loved every detail of the packlands, especially Lake Lune. While it was not her favourite of places, she was still always captivated by its magnificence, and enjoyed being here more than some other places.

Dhracia came to a halt, allowing her tail to sway from side to side behind her. Placed upon her black lips was a delicate and appreciative smile. The sunlight reflected off the light waters, occasionally catching the scales of distant fish swimming in from the tributary. Lower torso retired to the earth as she sat, merely to observe the rippling majesty of the lake. Dull claws drew vague lines within the dirt, she had nothing to do but watch the lake. It made her worry, actually. She had always had something to do. What if she wasn't exciting anymore? What if nobody liked... being around her anymore? What if she was... boring?

She shuddered and shook the thought off, closing her eyes to hide away her aging eyes. It was clear she was becoming older- pigmentless-ness tinged the fur around her muzzle and nape, as it did with all wolves when they aged. Honestly, Dhracia didn't want to look... old. She wanted to look young, feel young, as she acted it. She wanted to enjoy time fooling around with somebody, like a pup.

[Wolfie (Anhk)]

Through the mists, he wandered, his mind drifting strangely to the long trek that had brought him here the first time- to this very spot, in fact, the shores of Lake Lune.

xflashbackx
Step. Step.
Treading along, dragging his left hind leg, he looked blearily ahead, the landscape in front of him blurring. He had no energy left now, he knew, but he kept blithely dragging himself along. Blood pored sluggishly from his torn side, leaving a crimson trail of puddles stretching along behind him. He could feel absolutely nothing from his leg now. He peered ahead again, and tripped. He fell on his stomach, the once-sturdy legs just collapsing underneath him. His gaze was still upon the pack borderline, just ahead. He didn't move.
"Dhracia..."
Silence, other than his ragged breathing.
Then, faintly to himself,
"But so close... Her packlands.... Sister..."
With a grunt, he closed his eyes and levered two paws under him. He heaved himself upright, trudging once more toward the borderline. The blood flowed freely over his black coat, wounds opened by this new movement.

A figure loomed out of the low morning mists, brought here even as he had. Whether she was reminiscing as he was, he did not know. Only that, as he had, Dhracia had also aged beyond her years. They were both just over five years old now, though- just over the prime. So why did he, and what he saw of her, look so... old?

But then, he had felt old for a very long time.
A flash, and the blood of their father splashed in his face, the wolf turning and saying 'You're next...'

He came to a halt beside the Alphess, looking out over the great expanse of water. Without a word, for they needed none, he sat down and joined her. They stared out over the lake, talking in it's majestic surface, until he spoke quietly.
"We're not so very old, Dhracia."
She needed cheering up. He knew that. On impulse, his paw shot out to the lake's surface, and he splashed her with it, grinning. It hit her in the face. He was Anhk, brother of the Alphess- and he was probably one of the only wolves that could do such a thing and live. And smile, all the same, deviously.

[Just_Lagoon]

(*points* < I only noticed this smiley after I finished my post, I thought it would be a good addition ) And I'm posting here whi9le I wait for Firefly's post in my other topic ^.^ )

Lagoon sniffed around the borders of the lake, nearer to the foliage then the water. Honestly she didn't know what she was doing. Contemplating perhaps? Maybe. But she had this funny feeling of mixed emotion. She wanted to be elated and happy, because she finally felt that there was some chance of movement in the relationship between her had her best friend, Gedeon. But at the same time, she was dismayed. She missed Seraphine horribly. It felt like her other half had been torn away. She had always been a bit of an opposite to Seraphine, but she felt like Yin without the Yang. Which was just thise funny twisted tear drop shape instead of a full circle. She sniffed indignantly at her poor comparison. But it was all she could think of, so she'd have to be happy with it.

Lagoon looked around. A prominent figure caught her view. Without a doubt, it was Dhracia. A small bitter smile moved her maw. Her opinion was mixed to. She was upset wis Dhracia for ever exiling her sister in teh first place. But she knew why Dhracia had done it. Was her mother just being paranoid, as always, or what? Lagoon didn't know what to make of it. But she thought that maybe a conversation with her mother could clear a few things up.

Lagoon sighed and roused herself from her sitting position among the shadows. She stretched momentarily and began to make her way along the treeline towards her mother. But before she reached her, another wolf swam into view. This one she recognized as her uncle, a male she'd never formed an opinion on. She had never reallly had a proper conversation with him in memory. Oh well. Lagoon came within earshot just in time to hear his last statement. She gave a small laugh.

"Not old? Of coarse you're not! You've still got many years before you. Perhaps more then I. I mean, What woudl the world do without Dhracia anyways?"

Lagoon said, half slyly, half sincerely. She had contemplated a rude comment, but that caught herself, remembering she was in very different company then Gedeon.

[Dhracia]

The she-wolf hadn't expected anybody to come, not at all. She was perfectly content with sitting here, staring at the waters. Pondering... remembering. As most of her family did, Dhracia... did... miss Seraphine. She wanted her daughter, who looked so much like Ceres, to be part of the pack again. But that wouldn't happen, it couldn't because she was... friends with Hawk. And, irrational as she had grown to be, Dhracia couldn't allow this. Nope, not at all. Another she-wolf she had begun to miss, well, always missed, was Siren. Her former apprentice, the creme she-wolf had always been a close friend, unlike Dhracia other previous apprentice, Icarus. Rarely Icarus passed her thoughts, but Siren had began to more recently. But... she perished, while trekking to the peak of the mountain to aid a stranger by the name of Verdigris. Dhracia blamed Verdigris for her death, and yet secretly she knew it wasn't his fault. She always knew it wasn't anybody's fault for anything, but she needed to blame somebody. It was strange.

Dismissing these thoughts as somebody spoke, Dhracia focused upon the charcoal male at her side. Without time to do anything else, she winced as cold water splashed her face, and nearly fell back.
"What the Hell!"
She yelped rather loudly, shaking her head to free it of the clinging globules of liquid. Shortly after another spoke, feminine, and the wolf recognised it immediately. Regaining composure, Dhracia allowed her gaze to settle upon her daughter, now Alpha heir, and offered a small smile. She couldn't broaden it significantly, as their lost packmates were still on her mind. Trying to push them away, a pathetic laugh escaped her black lips.
"Huh, well, first of all, the world unfortunately wouldn't be able to witness Anhk's untimely death."
She growled, swiftly turning to her brother. Few other words would have also been a good choice to say, such as 'Lagoon, I would die I had to stand upon this earth while your years dwindled.' Though that sounded a little... hmm. But it was true nonetheless, and Lagoon was only partly right. Certainly Lagoon would live to see the day Dhracia departed from this world. That would be a sad day, and won't come for a while yet, but it will come anyways. Sometime.

The volume of her growl rose as she lifted her frame to a stand, stepping closer to Anhk. Quickly her body lowered and stiffened, then, she released the tension of her form and leapt at her brother. Not expecting to land ontop of him, or knock him over though, she just wanted to get the point across that she did not appreciate getting wet, through playful antic however.

[Wolfie (Anhk)]

Anhk, however, was surprised by her lunge, caught off guard by the sudden appearance of Lagoon, his half-heard of niece. So, when Dhracia leaped, he didn't quite get out of the way in time.
The alphess hit him on the side, sending him tumbling left, landing with a splash into the water. After a split second, the black wolf emerged, sputtering, "Hasn't anyone ever told you to fight fire with fire?! Or water with water, perhaps?!" He laughed heartily, sloshing out of the water to stand beside his sister and shake, spraying her with lakewater.

With the immentent look of wrath, Anhk wisely decided to retreat back into the water rather quickly. The advisor only succeeded in splashing both her and Lagoon more in the process...

[Just_Lagoon]

Lagoon watched the antics of her mother and uncle in a fit of laughter. It was only when she got caught in the crossfire was she momentarily halted. Slowly a small grin spread across her face. Thinking of a fine way to pay Ankh back. But she couldn't help a chuckle at his words.

"Isn't that what she was doing? You certainly look wet to me!"

She was immobilized by the cheery atmosphere and promptly forgot about revenge. Even when she was splashed. Lagoon thought it would be a nice time for a swim anyways.

"Is the water nice, Uncle?"

She called as she looked around for a good jumping spot. Finding nothing elevated it general reach, she simply leapt into the water of her own speed, trying to cause as large of a splash as possible. However the water wasn't very deep where she landed, and she could stand on the floor of the lake without difficulty. So she paddled farther out, to be out of reach should she have indeed caught someone in her own antics. Other then that, iot was simpyl nice to swim in the lake. It was generally enjoyable now that she was older and was quite certain that there were no large carniverous creatures lurking in it's depths.

[Wolfie (Anhk)]

(Maddy?)