Blossoming.

[Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander]

She stretched, getting to her paws, and smiling. "Your most welcome," She said, running her tail under his chin as she walked over to the fire and started to tend to it. The fire glowed brighter as se shifted some coals, and the warm light danced over her pelt, making her gold colors sparkle and dance across the cave walls.

"You best be getting on that hunting," She said, giving his ear a lick.

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[Anakalia]

Joram smiled and walked out of the door to the cave he had to hunt but his mind screamed about a presence he couldn't find. he shock it off and went to find anything to eat he was hoping for a deer of some sort. Though his parents were of the bear sort he liked the milder tasting meat himself. He hoped that Estoni liked the same thing. Besides that they were also easy to hunt and didn't take that long to kill.

He walked for about half an hour tracking a kill then waited in silence as the deer ate quietly. He stalked his prey then lightly pounced on it's back. Grabbing him by the throat and holding on. The deer made little noise as he went down. Joram slowly drug it back to the den.

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[Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander]

Estoni was tending to the fire when she heard someone enter her den. Turning around, she was glad that Joram had returned, albeit, a bit quick. But when her eyes met the one standing at the door, she widened her eyes, taking a step back and raising a paw. Her jaw dropped opena s she stared. He was a simple silver, not a shiney pretty silver, just a gray silver. His eyes were an icy blue, just like his mother's, she supposed, but she had no idea who this wolf was, or his mother and father.
She lifted her nose, drawing in his scent in her head, and trying to place it, but there was only a whif of a scent she could recognize, but nothing let her believe she knew this wolf.
"Who are you?" She asked, backing up as he walked further into the den. She growled. her hackles raising as she lowered her ears. She knew he wasn't welcomed here.

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[Anakalia]

Joram heard Estoni's growling and he ran faster with the kill to there den. He caught the scent and knew that there was someone there that wasn't suppose to be. He attacked him from behind, and they went skidding across the floor and into the wall opposite them. He heard the other wolf grunt as the air got knocked out of him. Joram dug his teeth into the he-wolfs shoulder. When he heard him whimper he asked through his clamped down teeth what he was doing there. When he returned no answer he dragged him to the door and let go. "Get out of our den now." He said with all the anger he felt. He screamed it at him wit every fiber of his being. The wolf was lucky he could hold his self control well.

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[Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander]

Estoni backed up, her tail brushing the wall of their den as Joram sailed in, attacking her assailant. She knew he had this, and didn't dare interfere because she didn't want to cause hurt to him or her. He watched as he dragged him to the door and growled viciously at him, and she growled, adding her own voice to his command.

Simply getting to his feet, the gray wolf turned to look at Joram. "I don't think I'm going anywhere without her." With that, he launched himself at Joram.

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[Anakalia]

Joram was caught off gaurd by his statement. "Who do you think you are?" He said not realizing that the other wolf was going to attack him until it was already to late. A soft ughff came out of his lips. he looked up pstund momentarily, but then he snapped back into it almost instantly when remembered what he had said. Joram snapped at his neck grabbing the extra skind there. He then used his hind pars to push him off. When the other wolf landed on the floor Joram pounced on him, diggin his nails into his side.

"You cannot have her. She is not yours, she's know ones though she is y love I do not own her she is her own wolf. You will leave her alone and never cme near her again." Joram bit his shoulder again this time digging his teeth in deeper and pulling up to rip his skin apart. When he got the taste of blood in his mouth he let go. Then dragged him back to the door.

"GET OUT NOW!!!!!" He screamed at the other.

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[Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander]

Stunned, she watched him. She had no clue who this wolf was, and she didn't want to find out. She was no use to him, nor was he of any use to her, if anything, she rather anywhere with Joram then here. She was as far away from the entrance as she possibly could.

He sent a glare towards her way before stalking out of the cave. Oh, he'd be back.

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[Anakalia]

Joram made his way outside and picked up the dropped kill. He moved it closer to the fire and he lay down worn out again. His new hecktic schedual getting to him, but he knew he had to keep awake. He waited for Estoni to take a bite before he did. He savored the taste. Like it was said it is his favorite.

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[Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander]

Estoni ate in silence, and after swallowing her fifth bite, she looked up with her tri-colored eyes, and they landed on Joram. She blinked before speaking softly, "I'm sorry."

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[Anakalia]

Joram looked up at her quickly. "What no hun it's not your fault. None of this is your fault. Do not ever think that. You couldn't have done this." Joram got up and walked the her rubbing his head against hers. He lightly licked her ear.

"None of this, nothing could ever be your fault. If anything I should have had you come with me. It's my fault. You were better protected if you were near me. I promised to never let anyhting happen to you yet I still let it happen. I should be sorry not you."

He laid closer to he and put his head on her shoulder. He had no idea why she thought that this was her fault. None at all but he knew it wasn't her's.

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[Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander]

A soft smile curled to her lips when he rubbed his head on hers, but it disappeared when he continued to speak.

"I would only be a burden to you," She said, looking deep leeping into the fire, and she vaguely felt his head resting on her shoulder as she contemplated what had happened.

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[Anakalia]

"You would never be a burden to me love never." Slowly Joram fell asleep looking at the fire.

When he awoke Estoni was no where to be seen. He jumped to his feet quickly an looked around then smelled the air. She had just left recently. He was worried he had let her down. Again.

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[Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander]

Estoni leaned against a tree, panting. She hadn't gone far from where she was staying, but for some reason she felt sick to her stomach. Originally she had gone out to go get a drink of water, but it felt like she had suddenly fell ill. Dropping to the ground, she began to lick her paws, trying to take her mind off the pain in her stomach. She couldn't walk back to the den, for this was the reason why she had stopped and paused in the first place, it was getting to unbearable, and once she was resting easily on the ground, it subsided a little.

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[Anakalia]

Joram left the cave in a hurry looking for Estoni. When he found her trail he folowed it intently till he found her. She looked some how sick. He cames to a stop in front of her and whimpered quietly. She looked at him softly and gave a weak smile. "Are you all right Estoni?" He asked leaning his head down and licking her ear lightly. He lay down in front of her rubbing his head against her's slowly and gently. "Baby what's wrong?"

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[Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander]

Estoni looked up when she saw him and smiled softly. He always worried about her. "I'm fine," she said, wincing a little when some pain richoceted in her spinal cord. She did well to hide the pain, the only indication of it passing was the flick of her ear as her smile remained.
"I was just resting out in the sun, I was going to get a dirnk but I stopped to take in the lovely surroundings."

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