THE RED WOLF

REFLECTION
To feel his hand upon her skin.. It sent small electrifying shocks to her brain and it took a great deal of strength, to avoid softening under his touch. Strength was one of the things that was valued in her pack, but if her old pack was no more; then who was she? The thought plagued her as she rose so then her green gaze could fall upon the wound that she had inflicted upon Haastal. Pale hands lightly pressed against the unblemished skin around the bite mark and she felt a sense of pride that even her human teeth could rip through skin. It was something that she knew she could do such damage, but not to the extent where she had caused this amount of damage. Even the wolf within felt a sense of pride when it came to its human half.
Yet even as she had joked about leaving her mark, it was simply the way of the wolf and it wasn’t something that she was going to be ashamed of. Redd did remember, that when it had happened, he had laughed. What normal sentient being laughed? When he spoke, she quietly listened with a half smile, but her hands caressed his skin before she moved to mimic the male’s own movements. One could say that she wasn’t well versed in the way of medicine, especially this kind. Yet she had spent many times in an medical room of the CIS and she has also paid attention to Haastal’s own preparations to know enough through observation. Wolves in her pack didn’t just learn through listening and learning, but also through example.
Redd followed the male’s example of applying the bacta ointment to the wound that she had inflicted, which was a first. Yet she continued to listen to his story as he spoke with an occasional nod while she focused upon the task at hand. However, she could tell that the man took things seriously from the way that he told her his stories and she couldn't help but wonder about the rest of him that he hid under his façade. that was until the wolf loaded the bacta injection and she lightly touched his face to draw his attention to what she was doing. ”The sting.” She reminded him so then not to interrupt the male too much and Redd hesitated before she gently inserted the needle into the wound. Her thumb pressed on the plunger to insert the cool sensation of the bacta into the bite as she listened.
His story was one that made her gently smile even though she was focused on not killing him with the sharp end of the needle. Slowly she withdrew it from his neck and used a smaller patch than he had used upon her own; a patch that would just cover the bite mark and her fingers lingered upon the patch as she looked at him. You have the higher ground, why don’t you settle this? Growled the wolf from within and Redd batted it aside for the moment while green eyes peered into his own. ”It doesn’t sound dumb to me. Sometimes in our pack we would have a life debt. If someone saved you from a certain death, then you owed them your life until you died. It sounds like your predecessor saved your life and I am very glad that he had. Although I am not at all familiar with who this Isley is, except that he is your new found brother.” Her pale hand continued to stroke his cheek for a moment in quiet reflection before she spoke again.
”In wolf terms, because I didn't kill you and instead left a bite mark upon your neck, it means that you are my territory. To defend and give my life to. Because I decided that your life was worth more alive than dead.” The woman paused then as the hand that had stroked his cheek, moved to lightly rest over his heart. ”However, that would only be if I was wolf and lupines have two halves to think about. A smirk curved her lips then if only to lean in towards the male. His scent intrigued her.
Both of her hands planted against his shoulders then as she leaned in so then her lips were barely two centimetres away from his own. ”I myself wouldn’t take someone else’s name, for I am the last of my lineage, but I can see how it would be a very noble cause if I had to.” Redd paused as her pupils dilated and her gaze shifted to view the very lips that had been a fraction away from her own; a fraction away before he had seen to her medical needs. She swallowed the thoughts swirling within her mind as she whispered more words to the man before her. ”Haastal, it may have not started off as your name, but no matter the circumstances, you’ve taken it and made it your own name. It’s yours now and a dead man cannot tell you otherwise.” With that, she leaned in so then her lips could claim his in a gentle kiss.
Yet even as she had joked about leaving her mark, it was simply the way of the wolf and it wasn’t something that she was going to be ashamed of. Redd did remember, that when it had happened, he had laughed. What normal sentient being laughed? When he spoke, she quietly listened with a half smile, but her hands caressed his skin before she moved to mimic the male’s own movements. One could say that she wasn’t well versed in the way of medicine, especially this kind. Yet she had spent many times in an medical room of the CIS and she has also paid attention to Haastal’s own preparations to know enough through observation. Wolves in her pack didn’t just learn through listening and learning, but also through example.
Redd followed the male’s example of applying the bacta ointment to the wound that she had inflicted, which was a first. Yet she continued to listen to his story as he spoke with an occasional nod while she focused upon the task at hand. However, she could tell that the man took things seriously from the way that he told her his stories and she couldn't help but wonder about the rest of him that he hid under his façade. that was until the wolf loaded the bacta injection and she lightly touched his face to draw his attention to what she was doing. ”The sting.” She reminded him so then not to interrupt the male too much and Redd hesitated before she gently inserted the needle into the wound. Her thumb pressed on the plunger to insert the cool sensation of the bacta into the bite as she listened.
His story was one that made her gently smile even though she was focused on not killing him with the sharp end of the needle. Slowly she withdrew it from his neck and used a smaller patch than he had used upon her own; a patch that would just cover the bite mark and her fingers lingered upon the patch as she looked at him. You have the higher ground, why don’t you settle this? Growled the wolf from within and Redd batted it aside for the moment while green eyes peered into his own. ”It doesn’t sound dumb to me. Sometimes in our pack we would have a life debt. If someone saved you from a certain death, then you owed them your life until you died. It sounds like your predecessor saved your life and I am very glad that he had. Although I am not at all familiar with who this Isley is, except that he is your new found brother.” Her pale hand continued to stroke his cheek for a moment in quiet reflection before she spoke again.
”In wolf terms, because I didn't kill you and instead left a bite mark upon your neck, it means that you are my territory. To defend and give my life to. Because I decided that your life was worth more alive than dead.” The woman paused then as the hand that had stroked his cheek, moved to lightly rest over his heart. ”However, that would only be if I was wolf and lupines have two halves to think about. A smirk curved her lips then if only to lean in towards the male. His scent intrigued her.
Both of her hands planted against his shoulders then as she leaned in so then her lips were barely two centimetres away from his own. ”I myself wouldn’t take someone else’s name, for I am the last of my lineage, but I can see how it would be a very noble cause if I had to.” Redd paused as her pupils dilated and her gaze shifted to view the very lips that had been a fraction away from her own; a fraction away before he had seen to her medical needs. She swallowed the thoughts swirling within her mind as she whispered more words to the man before her. ”Haastal, it may have not started off as your name, but no matter the circumstances, you’ve taken it and made it your own name. It’s yours now and a dead man cannot tell you otherwise.” With that, she leaned in so then her lips could claim his in a gentle kiss.
