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Posted: Jul. 10, 2006 - 1:25pm
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Posted: Jul. 12, 2006 - 9:08am
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![]() So it turned out there really was something wrong with the river. It wasn’t just Lorcan overreacting to something bad he had eaten, as the Alpha might have originally suspected of his strange pack member. But no matter what Sinistra had suspected, on the Tau’s information a journey to the water’s edge was made. There a Mount Shadow wolf had been exploring the Sterling Waters area and informed him of more sickness in the Valley, including his own battle with headaches. Apparently, there was something wrong with the Cascades. Ever since, the black wolf had avoided that water like the plague and suggested that Calli do the same — although he was marginally worried his advice to her was a bit too late, it seemed she hadn’t contracted the major sickness of some in the Salvajes. Sinistra had felt none of the effects of whatever was poisoning their land; he imagined it would be much the same for most Novans, their water supply ran from the top of the mountain down into the Valley. There was no way for it to become contaminated unless the source of the pollution was rain, or unless the source was the mountain itself. This was doubtful — if rain, the trees and grass would have been affected all over lands. If the mountain, the residents there would have fallen ill first and most. But clearly, this was coming from the Cascades and Lake region. As a pup in the DarkMoon Pack, the black wolf had been exposed to several fine, respected medics of varying skill levels, but all quite devoted to their practice. In fact, the entire group had been very devoted to the medicinal properties of plants and other such things — a lot of it was now lost to the depths of his memory, but there were some things he remembered. And it couldn’t hurt to try to do something other than walk around and nod, saying, “Yup, you’re right. We’re all going to die.” Past that, Sinistra was no care-taker: he didn’t suffer fools well, and could think of little more devastating and annoying than a pollutant that turned half the population into bumbling, confused, psychodelic idiots. So he had departed Nova Mountain early in the morning for Wild Fire Forest, where a score of plants and other flora grew, to try to remember what they were and if they could possibly be helpful. Sin had arrived thirsty from the travel under a blazing summer sun: his first order of business would be to search for any plant that inspired salivation. This was the danger zone, no way he was drinking any water that wasn’t coming from the mountains down into the Valley instead of the crap that was stagnating in the middle of the lands. The Alpha had only begun to search when he spotted a familiar form, accompanied by a familiar scent: Nymphe. Concerned for her well-being and wondering if she, too, was cure-searching, and hoping she wasn’t severely ill because he didn’t want to deal with it, Sinistra approached and got right to the point: Are you sick? | ||
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Posted: Jul. 12, 2006 - 6:09pm
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Posted: Jul. 16, 2006 - 4:37pm
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![]() Odd, how every day things suddenly seemed important to take note of — like dead rabbits. They weren’t remarkable, under ordinary circumstances. Rabbits and other small mammals likely dropped like flies in a Valley like this, teeming with hungry predators. In fact, what was surprising was that there even was a rabbit population here to die from pollution. And imagine the luck!, he thought, the stupid creature had probably narrowly escaped death at the paws of merciless canines several times, only to die from drinking water or eating contaminated grass or whatever was causing this weird illness. What bitter irony. The news of the cuckoo bear was slightly more disturbing: those things could cause real damage even in their right minds; imagine what disaster would come from an enraged, deranged grizzly with which no one could reason because there wasn’t a shred of sanity left to be reasoned with. Scary thought, that. Apparently Nymphe was no worse the wear for it, though, and as he had heard nothing of it before this, Sinistra figured that the psycho-bear had been dealt with without major incident or damage to those involved. He hoped, anyway. He hoped someone would have mentioned otherwise, if otherwise were in fact the case. But at least the Eta was not affected: this was good, because Sin valued her insights even as little as he knew her, plus it meant he did not have to deal with stumbling across a sickly wolf. The black Alpha did not find the proposition of caretaking to be even remotely appealing. Glad to hear it, he said, referring generally to her well-being, ignoring the dead rabbit and crazed bear part of the response for the moment. I’m fine. But you’re right, it seems everyone is sick all of a sudden. I think it’s the water, Sin continued, shrugging inconsequentially — perhaps he was wrong, but it was a logical guess. What do you think? | ||
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Posted: Jul. 17, 2006 - 4:28am
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Posted: Jul. 17, 2006 - 10:01am
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![]() Feeling much more relaxed — well, as much as one could “relax” given that they were facing the drama of some weird disease — Sinistra seated himself back on a fairly comfortable patch of grass with a barely audible, tired sigh. It would have been so much easier if this had happened while they were gone, instead of as soon as they returned… oh well. It was happening now, which meant that the once-and-again Alpha of Nova Mountain would have to do something intelligent to address it. Or end up looking like any of a number of unflattering anti-good-leadership stereotypes. Nymphe was correct: their problems ran below the simple fact that their water supply — well, the main water supply of the valley, to be exact, Nova Mountain’ water supply was the mountain itself. Still, food would become difficult to find if everything died or was severely sickened by this mysterious affliction. The situation appeared very bleak: short of some small miracle, more wolves would sicken. So would other animals in the Salvajes. This would cause those in the center of the Valley who were not severely ill to search for food and water elsewhere. This would clearly cause even more trespassing issues, not to mention the risk of one of those wolves carrying this odd illness and infecting the other water supplies… which could well happen anyway. Indeed, the possibilities, all of them apocalyptic, sent his head spinning in several different directions. What the hell were they going to do? Yes, Sinistra agreed half-heartedly, sighing more loudly this time. But if it gets to that point, anyone stupid enough to stay here deserves to starve. It was rude, crass and insensitive, but it was true. The DarkMoon child loved this place more than most here — he had so many more reasons — and it was disheartening to realize that so soon after returning he might just have to leave again. At least, this time, he and Calliope wouldn’t be alone. It would be an exodus. There are other places to live… The black wolf continued, explaining further what he meant. Nova Mountain is lucky. We’re far enough away that most of this won’t affect us until very last. I’m watching, he paused momentarily, speaking in somber tones throughout, And if things get worse, where it’s not safe here anymore, anyone who wants to remain loyal to this pack will follow me elsewhere. Afterall, the pack was the group, not the land. | ||
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Posted: Jul. 18, 2006 - 6:37pm
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![]() Foolish, Sinistra repeated when Nymphe asked — despite the fact that her question was probably rhetorical. There was no question, however, in his mind. There’s no bravery in dying for no good reason, was his explanation. Because anyone who was too helpless to leave under their own will would surely be helped — yet it was no help to anyone to wait here while death slowly approached. If, of course, it came to that. No, they would have to leave, and he would have no pity for anyone who chose to stay here when they had the opportunity to escape. But Nymphe was right: that was the last resort, that he agreed to, and to emphasize his agreement the black Alpha nodded twice over even though he said nothing for a very long few moments after the Eta had finished speaking. Yes, they did need to try to do something, because it was just as foolish to sit around and wait for things to get to the point of having to escape. Yes, they had to at least try. That said, the other pack leaders and the other packs — Sinistra didn’t dislike them. He had absolutely nothing against any of them, even with the tension between Nova and the Creek. However, their problems were their problems. His concern first and foremost was the safety and health of his own pack’s members. Indeed, the leader would search high and low for a cure and he hoped others from other packs would be bright enough to do the same. If he found a cure, if any Nova wolf found a cure, Sin would have been the first to send messengers to the other packs with the information. In spite of all that, he was not going to go and hold some kind of pack leader pow wow so they could all acknowledge there was a problem in need of a solution. Time was only wasted that way. Things will happen, the Alpha replied with steadfast certainty. We’ll make them happen. But we can’t rely on the other Alphas and the other packs: I’m sure they’ll catch on and start searching for a solution if they haven’t already, but we don’t have enough time to track down every Alpha and come up with a plan that every Alpha agrees to. No, it was far too complicated. Besides, they were probably better going about this alone, as a pack with a hierarchical structure and familiarity with each other, instead of trying to mish mash several different groups together and call what came of it functional and coherent attempts at cure-finding. I’m trying to find any plants that could work as a cure, and we’ll have anyone on Nova Mountain who knows anything about medicine or plant lore do the same. We’ll have some of the others take care of our sick. But what we really need, Sinistra said, thinking Nymphe would be the perfect “detective” for the mystery he was about to name, Is to figure out the cause: What’s wrong with the water? Will it ever be fixed? If it’s just going to be polluted forever, we shouldn’t even bother to try to fix it — we should just leave. But if it’s something that can be stopped or that will stop on its own… that’s different. | ||
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Posted: Jul. 19, 2006 - 12:45pm
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![]() It seemed if there was one thing Nova Mountain lacked, it was medics. No one — to his knowledge — among their group had stepped forward to start searching for a cure. He hoped this was because they did not yet realize the extent of what was happening in the Valley; otherwise, his search for remedies was going to be very lonely indeed. And Sinistra himself was no expert whatsoever. The Alpha barely remembered all he had been taught as a child about plant lore. Such things had ever fascinated him, but lack of use over the years had filtered out some bits and pieces like beach sand through a sieve. Only the large rocks remained in place. The details were long gone. Maybe they could be found again, amongst the many grains of knowledge that made up the metaphorical sandbar of the Salvajes. Even since departing Nova for Wild Fire Forest, Sin had remembered some things by looking at plants and thinking on them for long, remorseful minutes each. What they needed most was an expert, not a one-time apprentice with no real experience and piecemeal information to share. He felt decidedly inadequate: there was little, the wolf believed, he could do in this situation. True, anyone could be a caretaker, yet sooner would the canine have had a meltdown himself if faced with several psychotic, puking, puppy-like pack members. Then this was all that could be done: information gathering, trying to remember, searching and hoping. Nymphe’s words brought Sinistra back to reality; raising his gaze from idle stares at the ground to the other, the leader shook his head. Not that I know of, the wolf spoke softly, replying to her inquiry about other, similar mystery diseases occurring in past summers. The Eta’s comment about her own medical knowledge had fallen by the wayside somewhere in the meanwhile of deep thinking. I don’t know. Humans, I think, somewhere to the north. Sin had never seen them, but they were there. He knew it; when travelling, the pair had avoided that area instinctively, noting the subtle but distinct scent of human civilization in the atmosphere. They were far enough away that they had never bothered the wolf population of the Valley, hence it never occurred to the Alpha that they may have had something to do with it. Based on stories, the Novan had no love lost for man — they were untrustworthy and destructive, this much was given — were they responsible? The river flows from the north. But… Sin hesitated with a weary sigh, I don’t know what they could do to our water… I don’t know much about them. Humans, any of them. | ||
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Posted: Jul. 19, 2006 - 5:04pm
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![]() Funny, there was little appeal to the idea of closing his eyes away from the relatively peaceful and beautiful world they lived in just to imagine the hellish power of humans. Glancing downward in sadness and disappointment (how could any one species have that much power? it hardly seemed right…) in response to Nymphe’s words, Sinistra kept his eyes open and with the explored the grass somberly, but said nothing. Humans. They couldn’t fight against humans. Well, they could fight, but they could never win. Even their small victories would in reality be great defeats — how many stories were there of wolves who had killed but one human sheep, only to have their entire packs decimated? No, they were no match for the humans. If they were responsible, if they were trying to kill the wolves… well, there was nothing any of them could do but run and hope they came across a land more hospitable, more farther away from those monsters. Yeah, Sin said, sounding almost defeated as his mind was clearly elsewhere — thinking over all of this human business, and wondering what fate awaited them if nothing could be done and no cure could be found. Go to the other packs and see what they know… about cures, about what’s tainting the water. Go after the pack meeting tonight. They had to have a meeting, no question. Even though, all this time, all he really wanted was a damn party… Joking like that seemed pretty far away at the moment. I’ll probably end up at the other packs myself. I’m going to keep searching, everywhere. Until I find something or until there’s no place left to look. That would, of course, include each packland. A monumental task, but it was really best done by one or two wolves alone — that way there was no chance of information being miscommunicated. But she was no leader, and barely had been around the Valley for long — he wondered, thinking over this plan they were forming, what the other pack leaders would think of some stranger from Nova Mountain coming supposedly on official business, without any official title to go with it. Go as my Advisor — the other leaders will be more likely to speak with you that way, even if they’re busy, if they know you’re there because I sent you. | ||
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Posted: Jul. 20, 2006 - 8:20am
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![]() Rising to his feet, Sinistra’s eyes swept from Nymphe towards Nova Mountain in the distance, considering his next destination as their meeting came to a close. There were so many territories in the Salvajes, and so many neighboring Valleys that weren’t too far out of reach, that it made sense to continue his search without interruption — and then he remembered that he had just told the new Advisor they were going to have a pack meeting. Consequently, their packlands would be his next location; hopefully to arrive at the meeting place and call the group together before nightfall. A smile presented upon his muzzle with Nymphe made her promise, gaze now returning to the black Eta when her words met his ears. Sin was sure she wouldn’t, despite how little he knew of her, because she simply seemed the trustworthy type. Besides, if the relative newcomer failed, well… doubtful that would happen, but no one else was stepping up with solutions quite like Nymphe. Hence, the title of “Advisor” and everything that went along with it was rightfully hers. I don’t think so. Our only past issues have been with Silver Creek, and those are all resolved. At least, they were resolved in his mind — whether Sphinx and the others felt the same way he did not know. However, the onyx canine suspected that pack was hardest hit by this illness if the source was indeed the Cascades. They would be grateful for any and all help in such a situation, regardless of what bad blood might have passed in the past. Nah, Sinistra said with a chuckle now in response to Nymphe’s concern for the Alpha’s own task: cure-searching. I work best alone. Besides, I know more about these lands than most. And that was inevitably true: whoever else had been trained in medicine had been trained elsewhere. The Novan had been trained here, so even if he had forgotten some things, his still had an advantage over most when it came to medicines in the Salvajes. I’ll see you at the pack meeting tonight, offering a farewell that doubled as a reminder that they would be having a meeting — so her trips to the other packs would have to wait at least until later in the evening — the trip back to Nova Mountain began. Hopefully, when the two met again (after the meeting, of course), they would have some kind of solution. | ||
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