Fable - Ask Laws of the Pack

[Uhfred]

<sorry thought I had sent this earlier, until I came back and saw it sitting here. Lol>

(I've done that before. XD)

She curled up against him as he lay down. He notabley was also ready to sleep and she would not argue. She buried her head against his shoulder joint, resting the top of her head against his chest as she fell pretty quickly back to sleep.

The following morning was spent much like all the others. They woke up, he kissed her good morning and they got up. She got her punishments, regardless of whether she considered them to be or not, and they went about their day. She, presumably, went to find a few eggs for cooking, and he went about inquiring after the exact function of these gatherings. He'd only been briefly told, and had no idea what to truly expect.

 

[Sephrenia]

Seph wandered the outskirts of the village for a few hours, having gotten up before the moon went to bed and the sun woke up, taking advantage of sleeping birds to find their nests. She felt bad, but her mate needed to eat as did her kind. She'd actually not even made eggs for her pack yet, so this would be a pleasant surprise for Baraek as well.

She was able to find a few dozen decently sized eggs, she held them up to the sunlight as day broke to check that they were not ready to hatch, she'd only use the freshly laid ones to cook. She'd keep the others, hatch them and thus have their own egg layers. She grabbed stuff for making a nest to protect the eggs I'm while here, then would take them home when they left. She'd make a cage for her new pets when they went home.

She cooked up the eggs, tossed some meat into the scramble and plated small portions on leaves, walking around and handing small portions out to the wolves. She walked to Baraek with a double portion, giving him her portion as well for him to enjoy.

"Here my love.... try this..."

 

[Uhfred]

She cooked up the eggs, tossed some meat into the scramble and plated small portions on leaves, walking around and handing small portions out to the wolves. She walked to Baraek with a double portion, giving him her portion as well for him to enjoy.

"Here my love.... try this..."

He smiled at her cooking, but told her that the both of them should eat, he wouldn't take her portion. He took a bite and hmmed. "It tastes wonderful. Great work pet."

He finished his meal, and once she was done with her's he gave her her morning loving. "I hope you slept well."

 

[Sephrenia]

"It tastes wonderful. Great work pet."

She smiled lightly. "It adds variety to our diets, just different stuff. Options..."

"I hope you slept well."

"Very well love... and you? Must have been tired..." she said with an innocent smile, nipping the underside of his chin suggestively as she hugged him gently.

"Learn anything new about what to expect tonight?"

 

[Uhfred]

She smiled lightly. "It adds variety to our diets, just different stuff. Options..."

"Variety most welcome." He said with a smile, "Honestly, is there anything you can't cook?"

"Very well love... and you? Must have been tired..." she said with an innocent smile, nipping the underside of his chin suggestively as she hugged him gently.

"Learn anything new about what to expect tonight?"

"I slept well enough." He told her. "As for what to expect. Apparently we'll be delaying the meeting another day due to the full moon, it tends to affect us wolves in a variety of ways, but it means we won't all be thinking straight, so we'll wait until the 'moon frenzy' is over to actually begin discussions. But what we will be discussing is strategic actions taken by the entirety of the Alphapack. Deciding essetially where it is we invade and who will be doing the invading, how many wolves each Alpha will send to aid them, and how the pack moves on. After everyone is brought up to date on the current progress of each pack. So really it's a seasonal coordination. I suspect the Prime Alpha will want me to send some wolves around to the other packs to show them how our wall was constructed, so that they might make similar defenses. And while we're here I suspect he'll ask you to teach some of the females here how to cook so they can take the skill back to their packs."

 

[Sephrenia]

"Variety most welcome." He said with a smile, "Honestly, is there anything you can't cook?"

She laughed softly and shrugged. "I learned to experiment with things, my father did not want me cooking and serving the same things everyday, especially if he had people over. So, I figured things out. Had to. It's harder out here... without the things that made it much simpler, but it is doable. I will keep figuring out what and how to make the things I made there... I have some eggs in the den. I will raise them and with time we will have a steady supply of eggs for our pack. Meat too if absolutely needed."

She nodded softly at his words about what to expect from the meeting. "I will teach, as you will it." She said softly, she had no problem teaching their kind the human secrets she knew. Anything to up their chances of survival. She yawned slightly, once again, a little tired as she had been up early. She buried her head in his chest lightly, closing her eyes for a few fleeting moments, enjoying the quiet for a moment.

 

[Uhfred]

She laughed softly and shrugged. "I learned to experiment with things, my father did not want me cooking and serving the same things everyday, especially if he had people over. So, I figured things out. Had to. It's harder out here... without the things that made it much simpler, but it is doable. I will keep figuring out what and how to make the things I made there... I have some eggs in the den. I will raise them and with time we will have a steady supply of eggs for our pack. Meat too if absolutely needed."

He nodded as she explained this. "Sounds like you've thought this out fairly well. I trust your judgement here. But how is it that we raise these creatures? I don't know how to keep those things fed, and I doubt anyone else does."

She nodded softly at his words about what to expect from the meeting. "I will teach, as you will it." She said softly, she had no problem teaching their kind the human secrets she knew. Anything to up their chances of survival. She yawned slightly, once again, a little tired as she had been up early. She buried her head in his chest lightly, closing her eyes for a few fleeting moments, enjoying the quiet for a moment.

"So loyal." He said commented, stroking her neck gently as she laid her head on him. "Rest. Obedience such as yours deserves reward."

 

[Sephrenia]

"Sounds like you've thought this out fairly well. I trust your judgement here. But how is it that we raise these creatures? I don't know how to keep those things fed, and I doubt anyone else does."

She laughed softly "Have I let you down yet? " She asked softly "They are easy enough to raise... eating bugs, grasses the seed of plants various things. We will figure that out as we learn what they are. If they die, then that was what the fates had in store for them. They were further along than I wanted to cook, typically you gather the eggs within a day or two or they are less edible. Well, they grow fast within the shell and it just sits wrong to eat them past a certain stage, to me at least, though some humans do consider nearly hatched baby birds a delicacy. " She made a face at the idea, it wasn't her style, she actually even rarely ate eggs themselves as the just didn't appease her, but she cooked them regularly for her father and his guests.

"So loyal. Rest. Obedience such as yours deserves reward."

She smiled softly, nodding as she lay against him, taking a slow, deep breath as she rested. She fell asleep for a short while, a dream torturing her mind for a fleeting moment before waking her up. She gasped, looking to Baraek, ears resting against her skull for a second until she realized she was safe and she nuzzled him again.

 

[Uhfred]

She laughed softly "Have I let you down yet? " She asked softly "They are easy enough to raise... eating bugs, grasses the seed of plants various things. We will figure that out as we learn what they are. If they die, then that was what the fates had in store for them. They were further along than I wanted to cook, typically you gather the eggs within a day or two or they are less edible. Well, they grow fast within the shell and it just sits wrong to eat them past a certain stage, to me at least, though some humans do consider nearly hatched baby birds a delicacy. " She made a face at the idea, it wasn't her style, she actually even rarely ate eggs themselves as the just didn't appease her, but she cooked them regularly for her father and his guests.

He smiled and rolled his eyes, "No, you haven't." he listened with interest as she explained these things, it was an intriguing subject, human cuisine. So strange. Until they had discovered that heating up meat made it taste better, his pack had simply eaten it straight off the skinned carcass. Even after that they'd simply cut the meat, heated it up and ate it. Pack cuisine had always been simple, almost depressingly so. So her variety in foods was certainly an adventure worth having.

She smiled softly, nodding as she lay against him, taking a slow, deep breath as she rested. She fell asleep for a short while, a dream torturing her mind for a fleeting moment before waking her up. She gasped, looking to Baraek, ears resting against her skull for a second until she realized she was safe and she nuzzled him again.

She laid down to sleep, and he held her to himself all the while. Her apparent nightmare concerned him, and when she woke obviously frightened he began to stroke her fur saying, "Hey, hey, you're safe. You're okay. Nothing will happen to you, not so long as I draw breath."

 

[Sephrenia]

"Hey, hey, you're safe. You're okay. Nothing will happen to you, not so long as I draw breath."

He stroked her fur gently as they rested. She smiled and nodded as she moved to lay her head on his collarbone, resting her muzzle under his chin lightly as she closed her eyes again. She drug her tongue over her own muzzle for a moment before speaking...

"I realized... I don't know much about your upbringing... Was your father always alpha, and what happened to your mother? I am sorry if having to answer either hurts, you dont have too... I was just curious." she said softly, knowing his voice would sooth her back to sleep.

 

[Uhfred]

"I realized... I don't know much about your upbringing... Was your father always alpha, and what happened to your mother? I am sorry if having to answer either hurts, you dont have too... I was just curious." she said softly, knowing his voice would sooth her back to sleep.

He smiled softly, "No, it's fine that you know. My mother died soon after giving birth to me and my brothers, there were four of us, and it took a toll on her health. My father had indeed been alpha as far back as I can remember. I was raised in the usual way, taught how to hunt and fight, me and my fellow cubs frequently fighting one another, either seriously or for fun, in fact a lot of the scars I have are from when I was a cub, I was far more reckless back then, and far less experienced. As is traditional when I turned nine, that would put me in mid adolescence, Me and my fellow cubs of the same age, my brothers too, went away from the pack for a three month period, far into the north. It's called the Winterversuche, or Winter Trials, all of my brothers died there, and a few others. It's there that I became the perspective alpha. It's a trial designed to turn young pups into men, get rid of the weak among them, and to establish the coming hierarchy. We came back, and I earned my sword, we all did. From there it's just basic survival with the pack until you came along. Then things got far more interesting."

 

[Sephrenia]

She smiled, listening to his story with a gentle nod as she rested. "Far more interesting, I agree" she said softly, cuddling herself closer to him lightly. The idea of their pups.... having to go through a trial where 3 out of 4 would possibly not come back, sounded barbaric. She lifted her head and looked to him, thinking quietly of how to say what she was going to say... without being disrespectful...

"I will not send my children to their death my love... even the weak have their uses... Had we had your brother's when we were attacked, that was 3 more strong males that could have changed the entire outcome... but instead they were sent to their deaths to see who was strongest? We are all stronger together, strength in numbers yet our kind dwindle our numbers to find out who is the best."

She shook her head, sitting up slightly as she looked to him. This was nothing she would budge on. If that was indeed the route he felt was appropriate... she may have to rethink her position here. She could not send her young pups to the slaughter for such a lame purpose.

 

[Uhfred]

"I will not send my children to their death my love... even the weak have their uses... Had we had your brother's when we were attacked, that was 3 more strong males that could have changed the entire outcome... but instead they were sent to their deaths to see who was strongest? We are all stronger together, strength in numbers yet our kind dwindle our numbers to find out who is the best."

She shook her head, sitting up slightly as she looked to him. This was nothing she would budge on. If that was indeed the route he felt was appropriate... she may have to rethink her position here. She could not send her young pups to the slaughter for such a lame purpose.

He nodded in thought. "Perhaps. Sometimes I do think about what might have been done differently. That perhaps they might have been taught strength. I understand completely what you mean." He stroked her fur, "I won't send them out there either. even so, in a life with the pack we need to be able to rely on people. I don't agree with you that the weak have their uses, a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. I won't kill or have any of our children killed, but they cannot be allowed to be weak either."

He had no doubt that a disagreement was imminent. This was to be expected, it wasn't like any real couples had a utopic relationship with no spouts or arguments. His hope however was to settle this without too much fighting.

 

[Sephrenia]

"Perhaps. Sometimes I do think about what might have been done differently. That perhaps they might have been taught strength. I understand completely what you mean. I won't send them out there either. even so, in a life with the pack we need to be able to rely on people. I don't agree with you that the weak have their uses, a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. I won't kill or have any of our children killed, but they cannot be allowed to be weak either."

He stroked her fur and she slowly lay back down besides him, nuzzling him.

“I agree our children will learn to fight, but even a broken chain can be strengthened. A broken chain link can be re-melted to become a fix in the chain it supported. It does not mean it should be tossed away. If any of out pack was injured and could not hunt.. There are plenty of things that wolf could still offer… if only to make sure the pack pups didn’t kill each other or get themselves killed. There are things the weak can do to support the pack as a whole, weaving, cooking, working the hides worn as clothes… there is plenty a “weak” pack member can do”

She smiled softly and licked his cheek, they could continue the argument at a later date if need be. For now though, she did not want to continue the discussion.

“How many pups do your kind have usually? As I was raised with humans, I honestly know very little about my own kind’s reproduction, let alone yours.” She watched his eyes as she asked this question

 

[Uhfred]

“I agree our children will learn to fight, but even a broken chain can be strengthened. A broken chain link can be re-melted to become a fix in the chain it supported. It does not mean it should be tossed away. If any of out pack was injured and could not hunt.. There are plenty of things that wolf could still offer… if only to make sure the pack pups didn’t kill each other or get themselves killed. There are things the weak can do to support the pack as a whole, weaving, cooking, working the hides worn as clothes… there is plenty a “weak” pack member can do”

He nodded, that was certainly plausible. He was about to say this when he was nuzzled. This was true, and she made a number of good points.

“How many pups do your kind have usually? As I was raised with humans, I honestly know very little about my own kind’s reproduction, let alone yours.” She watched his eyes as she asked this question

"Usually two or three pups at a time." He told her. "My mother was a minor overachiever in having four children, I do remember that there was a woman who had six children."

 

[Sephrenia]

"Usually two or three pups at a time. My mother was a minor overachiever in having four children, I do remember that there was a woman who had six children."

She nodded softly as she nuzzled against him before lovingly dragging her tongue over his muzzle slowly, grooming him lightly, soothingly as they rested, waiting for whatever tonight would bring.

 

[Uhfred]

"Usually two or three pups at a time. My mother was a minor overachiever in having four children, I do remember that there was a woman who had six children."

She nodded softly as she nuzzled against him before lovingly dragging her tongue over his muzzle slowly, grooming him lightly, soothingly as they rested, waiting for whatever tonight would bring.

They'd lay there for a few minutes more, but they had to get up soon and start moving around. They didn't have much to do here, not like back with their pack, since everything that needed to be done required everyone to be there. That and it was postponed another day so that they might think straight and not be either extra warmongery or too wild to make good decisions.

When they did get up, the most they could do was go and interact with the other attendees that came a little early.

 

[Sephrenia]

Seph indulged in their time together, time without having to struggle to work or anything, they could just relax. She nuzzled him softly...

"I have never noticed a shift in my personality during the full moon, like you mention so this will be interesting." She laughed softly as she playfully nibbled on his chin, wiggling her tail from side to side playfully.

 

[Uhfred]

Seph indulged in their time together, time without having to struggle to work or anything, they could just relax. She nuzzled him softly...

"I have never noticed a shift in my personality during the full moon, like you mention so this will be interesting." She laughed softly as she playfully nibbled on his chin, wiggling her tail from side to side playfully.

He rolled his eyes and smacked her bum. "Well then I suggest you be on the lookout. There's no way of telling how certain people will handle the full moon. I know that I get quite aggressive, I remember my father telling me that I charged and ogre without any of my fellows backing me up. I won but I couldn't walk for the next few days. So be prepared for something quite illogical."

 

[Sephrenia]

His eyes rolled and he smacked her flank "Well then I suggest you be on the lookout. There's no way of telling how certain people will handle the full moon. I know that I get quite aggressive, I remember my father telling me that I charged and ogre without any of my fellows backing me up. I won but I couldn't walk for the next few days. So be prepared for something quite illogical."

She chuckled slightly and nodded. "Noted love... So I should not hold anyone accountable for their actions?" She asked curiously as she drug her tongue over his chin gently grooming him lovingly, stopping every few strokes of her tongue to rub her cheek against his lightly.

 

[Uhfred]

She chuckled slightly and nodded. "Noted love... So I should not hold anyone accountable for their actions?" She asked curiously as she drug her tongue over his chin gently grooming him lovingly, stopping every few strokes of her tongue to rub her cheek against his lightly.

"Not quite, I mean be lenient with them. They may not be able to control themselves completely but they can control themselves to a point." He explained to her, her grooming was sweet, and he rewarded it by combing her fur gently with his claws. "Just... be ready."

 

[Sephrenia]

She smiled sweetly and nodded. "Should I be ready for you?" She grinned innocently... "A swat on the hand if you get too frisky?" She asked, tilting her head as she did so, as if she actually thought to discipline him if he got unruly with her. She would never, he was her alpha, her dominant. She did not want to ever think to discipline him outside of jest.

 

[Uhfred]

He chuckled. "If you think that is wise~"

This was given to her with a teasingly dangerous undertone, letting her know that such an action would result in a not-very-dissuasive punishment. This was punctuated with a rather handsy hand in a low area of her body.

 

[Sephrenia]

She chuckled softly, but his wandering hand turned that into a purr of pleasure. She smiled slightly.

"If that's to be my punishment, then I definitely think it is wise..."

She grinned and nibbled on his chin playfully, teasingly.

 

[Uhfred]

She chuckled softly, but his wandering hand turned that into a purr of pleasure. She smiled slightly.

"If that's to be my punishment, then I definitely think it is wise..."

She grinned and nibbled on his chin playfully, teasingly.

"Then feel free." He said to her.

But he did nothing more to tease her. After a few extra minutes he patted her backside, basically saying it was time to get up and move around. They couldn't laze about all day after all.