05-23-2013, 09:14 AM
When the Warder of Forgotten Questions speaks, Nina stands at rigid attention, her weight shifted forward, her whole lupine body poised with the intensity of her attention. She has a vested interest in talk of the Spiral pack - they all do, of course. These wolves have faced them before, lost friends, brothers, sisters to them. They knew River of Clouds, watched him rise from cub to Cliath. But it was Nina's friend who was approached by that stolen Spiral cub, and it was Nina who realized that girl's connection to River of Clouds' murder. It was the threat not only to War in Law but to the city, to the sept's and this Caern, that convinced her to dig her claws into this city.
The Warder's words stir the blood. Shouts go up. Nina's fierce howl joins the roar for Fenris.
Later, when night has grown long and more important matters have been settled, she rises to her four feet and slips through the crowd, weaving swiftly through older and more experienced wolves. Just before she reaches the center she snaps to her breed form so that she may stride up to the the Truthcatcher with the confident swagger only the two-legged can achieve. She takes the bone, inclining her head to Eternal Reassurance before turning back to face the crowd.
"I'm Nina, called Underdog, Cliath Rotagar of Fenris. I have no kin and no territory of my own, but I've pledged my services and my life to the defense of this city. I have given my chiminage to Earth. I have paid my respects to Cold Crescent. If you need a scout for your pack, you can find me in Cold Cresecent's tower building." Her eyes lift to the heavens and she thinks for only a second before giving a firm nod of her head. She returns the antler to the Truthcatcher and heads back to reclaim her place among the other Cliaths. She stays there, with a handful of other Get or other Ragabashes, until it's time for the Revel.
The Warder's words stir the blood. Shouts go up. Nina's fierce howl joins the roar for Fenris.
Later, when night has grown long and more important matters have been settled, she rises to her four feet and slips through the crowd, weaving swiftly through older and more experienced wolves. Just before she reaches the center she snaps to her breed form so that she may stride up to the the Truthcatcher with the confident swagger only the two-legged can achieve. She takes the bone, inclining her head to Eternal Reassurance before turning back to face the crowd.
"I'm Nina, called Underdog, Cliath Rotagar of Fenris. I have no kin and no territory of my own, but I've pledged my services and my life to the defense of this city. I have given my chiminage to Earth. I have paid my respects to Cold Crescent. If you need a scout for your pack, you can find me in Cold Cresecent's tower building." Her eyes lift to the heavens and she thinks for only a second before giving a firm nod of her head. She returns the antler to the Truthcatcher and heads back to reclaim her place among the other Cliaths. She stays there, with a handful of other Get or other Ragabashes, until it's time for the Revel.