The Medicine Wolf's Secret

[Zhan]

A lone wolf figure stood silhouetted against the rising sun. His goshawk companion sat in a fir tree skeleton not far from him. Zhan was looking for peppermint, a common plant he used to treat stomach pains.

"Zhan..." Fortuna said quietly, "Ye never told me why ye's was ousted from yer old pack..." Zhan looked up from his search, frost coated his muzzle, "It is history Fortuna, something that is better left forgotten..." Fortuna thingyed her feathery head. "A missing eye wouldn't be enough for any pack to get rid of a wolf in his prime," She argued. "ENOUGH FORTUNA! I do not wish to speak of it," Zhan growled then nipped off a peppermint stem. "I am going back, whether or not you come is your decision." He gathered up his herbs and limped away, leaving a confused Fortuna behind.

[Sophie]

Death was near by and heard this. "Zhan? Is that you?" She trotted and spotted Zhan.

[Zhan]

Zhan's ears twitched and his hackles raised. "Who's there?" He grumbled, the old wolf's expression softend as he noticed it was one of his pack-mates. "Ah, it's only you Death," he smiled. Fortuna gave a snort of mild annoyance, Zhan glared at her again, "What are you doing so far from the pack?" he asked nervously.

[Sophie]

Death eyed him and asked,"Well, what are you doing so far from the pack?" She saw the other wolf,"And who is this? May I ask?"

[Zhan]

(( Oh...umm...Fortuna is a goshawk... Sorry I didn't tell ya earlier! ))

"I was looking for peppermint, my stock is running rather low." Zhan said quietly, "And this," He nodded to the bird in the tree, "Is Fortuna. She's my eyes and ears, seeing mine are slowly failing with each season," He chuckled slightly. Fortuna sat on her perch, clenching and unclenching her talons, 'How can he go from steaming mad one moment, to perfectly fine the next?' She thought angerly, 'I must tell the Alpha of his strange actions, they'll know what to do...'

[Sophie]

Death nodded,"Ok, I will take that as a reason." She looked at the hawk,"So Fortuna, aint it, Nice to meet you." She said with a hint of growl. It was true, she is a nasty being, but she cant help it. It is her nature after all. She turned back to him and said,"Well do hurry, there has been signs of the beast here." She glanced at the hawk and said,"Well, Fortuna, I suppose you can be some help right now, since Ash has disappeared for a while. Could you soar through these skys and see if you see the creature, I will stay with Zhan. He will be safe." She looked back at Zhan and asked,"What me to help?"

ooc|| AHH I feel dizzy for looking back and forth and back and forth lol.

[falcon]

Ash landed a few foxlengths away from Death. "I beg you pardon, but I am here now, search for that creature Niwa found eh? Easy enough, shouldn't be hard to find a black wolf with blood dripping from really big fangs." He winked at Death and soared back into the air, enjoying the breeze.

[Zhan]

Zhan felt a freezing breeze ruffle his fur, it made the old wolf cold to the bone. His hope of an un-noticed retreat to his den was gone. Zhan shivered, "What's this about a creature?" he asked, trying to change the subject.

Fortuna stumbled a few times before she lifted off. The skinny goshawk caught a breeze and glided away towards the northern end of the forest.

[Sophie]

Death siad,"Well there is this rumer of a wolf... or creature smelling like rotten meat with small beady yellow eyes with yellow fangs dripping with fresh red blood... and it is a black one... Well come on, you should get back into your cozy den."

[falcon]

Ash soared happily through the air, his wings immediatly turning to fire. He watched the ground as he soared by, the occasional rabbit or maybe a cyote or wild horse. Ash sniffed the air.

[Zhan]

"I shall keep an eye out for it then," He chuckled, wagging his tail slightly, but his eyes were clouded in deep thought. He gathered up his herbs and limped away, quietly murmuring "They'll never find out...before their time...it wasn't all my fault anyway...was it...?" Zhan stalked into his den, covering his ears with his paw in an attempt to shut out the accusing voices in his mind.

Fortuna lighted back on the tree, wobbling slightly, opening and closing her wings in an attempt to regain her balance. "There be no 'creature' in our territory, miss." She called. "Be only rabbits and pheasants in the field and red-deer in the forest."[/size]

[Zhan]

Zhan rubbed his head against the dens' earthy wall, muttering to himself like one who's lost his mind. "Wasn't my fault..." He muttered, but the nagging voice continued "It was your fault...you could've stopped her...." Zhan shook his head, "But I was possesed..." Again, he covered his ears to sound out his own thoughts, surprisingly, it worked for once. [/size]

[Sophie]

Death was not far back and she mews,"Possesed? Now what are you talking about... You could have stopped... who... me?"

[Zhan]

Zhan sat ridged, it was quite appearent Death had caught him off-gaurd. "No. No... not you Death..." He said voice cracking slightly. "Amarilah... my mentor... she... was not a creature of this world to put it lightly." The old wolf said sharper than he intentioned. "But I shan't bother you with an old wolf's past," Zhan murmured, still not looking at her.

Fortuna looked around for Hakkaku, or Abhay, concern for her old ally dulled everything around her. "What would I tell them though?" She asked herself, catching an updraft of wind. "Maybe I'm over re-acting...he's probably fine..." she lighted on her willow tree. Zhan's den was directly beneath her, folding her wings Fortuna sighed. "What am I to do...?" She whimpered turning her head to the sky.[/size]

[Sophie]

Death growled,"Zhan, you tell me what you meant, what happened, and what is going on with you." She hated doing this to Zhan. He was such a wise, bright wolf with dreams like others.