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[pixie]

Thief

I shall steal away into the night,
Light-footed and invisible.
I shall steal away into the night,
Taking your heart with me.

My hackles rose, and a long stream of snarls erupted from the pit of my stomach. They closed in, closer and closer, with sneers plastered across their faces. They thought that they would be able to out smart, out run and fight me easily, but boy, did they have a surprise coming for them. I bared my ivory fangs, a large sneer covering my face as I lunged forward, ripping into the surprised male's bodies. Before they had recovered from the surprise, 3 were already dead. I turned around, ready to go for the next, but he was massive. Nearly twice the size of me. He laughed manically, raised his large paw, and brought it down upon my skull. With a pained scream, I fell to the ground...


I shook my head of the memory, and bared my teeth at the guards, who only snarled back. Growling a stream of profanities under my breath, I sat down in my cage, and looked down at the marks with which I had marked my days here. Adding another one, I counted them again... 248 days... Such a long time, in one's short life.

They brought me my meat not long after that. It was fatty, barely anything good on there, and about the size of three of my paws. Not nearly enough to satisfy my famished stomach. As I chewed it slowly, trying to make the most of it, I took a good look around, my ears swiveling to catch the sounds of everything around me.

Clanking of chains, the crack of a whip, these were all the usual, with the sounds of slaves whimpering, the guards swearing, and the auctioneers lying through their teeth about how good we are.

I wrinkled my nose slightly, and let my eyes randomly wander. Slaves were pulled from their cages roughly, led up to the rock, and I watched as masters came and went, looking and taking their new slaves back home.

I saw the females, scared out of their wits, being dragged by their collars by their male masters. I hope they knew what they what their life will be.

I finished the meat, and licked the remaining blood off of my maw and fangs, and snarled at the guards. I took it as my duty, each day, to annoy them out of their wits. Laughing manically to myself, I settled down on my stomach, waiting for the next master to run away, tail between their legs.

I look harmless,
Oh yes, I do.
But you better watch out,
I'm after you...

[starlingshour]

The wolfess was in a excellant mood. She was glad that Thaw had decided to join her pack. A small smile played across her face. It truly was pretty outside of her land. Sans Coeur was such a dismal place. Whatever prompted her to claim it was beyond her reasoning.

Soon the clamor of the slave pens caim to her auds, roaring above the chirps of birds and the natural world. Soon the pads on her feet would hit the cold stone floor of the slave pits and her body would be shoved by the rude males who preyed on helpless females of this place.

Walking into the long narrow hall lined with slaves in cages she was greeted by the guards. Most of them knew her by now as a she wolf that was not to be taken advantage of, though some still tried. Keen put them in their place easily while the other males laughed. Her father had trained her well while he was alive and she would no let just anybody tell her different.

The first couple of slaves she seen were wimpering in there cages and seemed like nothing but weaklings. Keen could not waste her valuable time with the dumb and weak. A wolfess caught her eye then. She looked to be of the cunning type and could easily be conditioned to a well muscled being. Thaw will be able to train her, Keen thought. Maybe she would even be good enough to be trained by Keen herself. The thought was promising as she looked at what seemed were lean muscles along the femmae's back legs.

'Guard.'

At he beckoning the guard sprinted over to the agile female master. He had been one of the first to learn that she was not to meddled with. The poor male had tried to play patty fingers with her while she looked for a slave. Let's just say he was able to add a few good scars to his collection.

'I would like to purchase this slave. What can you tell me about her.'

By now Keen had most assuridly caught the femmae's attention. Her gaze was pointed at the guard and the guard only. She would not give the female the satisfaction of her undivided attention, at least not yet and that would not be a gift. A sharp look in the wolfess' eye told the guard if he dared lie to her she may not spare his life again. Saliva was forced down his throat in a nervous glance as he seen her silent warning.

"She has been her for quite some time Keen. No one wants her for the simple fact that she...well she.."

Keen raised a patient eyebrow waiting for his stuttering to end. He grew silent and a frown covered the smile that she had worn so easily before this point in time. The step that she took toward him made the male back up two steps.

"The...the femmae tortures...tortures the guard."

A laugh flew from the wolfess' mouth. This femmae? The one who is practically starved, tortures the guards? Well that's a new one! Keen had never herd this before, how pathetic.

"You mean to tell me that this puny female who is on less meat than the mice in this place 'tortures' you? Well I'll be d*mn, a smart slave has come to this crappy place and it appears as though you have no idea how to handle her!"

The laughter that flashed across her features disappeared in a matter of a few seconds. Keen was a master of muscle control. She could put any mask across her features and it would have been almost a miracle if you could see through them. Anger now came to her features.

"If you can figure out how to use your claw to open the door lock that keeps this slave within her cage I would like to take the trouble maker off your hands."

The guard fumbled with the lock but finally was able to open it after about ten minutes. The cage swung open and hit the door to the cage next to the femmae. A squeal admited from the cage next door. A roll of the eyes was apparent on Keen's face. She turned back to the femmae she would be taking home with her and waited patienty for the wolfess to join her on their way to Sans Coeur.

[pixie]

I looked up to see a femme approach me, and I bared my teeth, pushing against the locked gate. I snarled, my ivory fangs glinting with my saliva.

She had the air of one superior, and one who could do anything. She casted the guards a dirty glance, as if they were merely the dirt that she walked on, and looked straight at me. I saw her cold eyes rake over my skinny body, my small and dainty frame, and my eyes hardened. I growled, my body shaking as the sound rumbled out of my little chest.

She came closer yet, and yelled at the guard, who immediately fell to her mercy. I laughed loudly, and he glanced at me in disgust, then turned back the femme. I sat down in my cave, watching the group with wary eyes.

I pricked my ears as the guard spoke, and what I heard, made me laugh.
"The......the femme tortures...tortures the guard."
I let out a loud guffaw, and sneered at the guard.

"You have that right, love."
I yelled, barking with laughter. The master eyed me coldly, then flicked her eyes back to the guard.

After a while, the guard came back to my cage, looking extremely angry at the femme. He fumbled with my cage lock for 10 minutes or so, with me sitting there laughing at his anxious expression, and anxious paws.

When the cage door finally swung open, my eyes sought out the female, and glared at her. I stood to my full height, and with a graceful, swinging stride, I walked out of my cage that had been my 'home' for a little under a year. I took a second or two to stretch, before looking up at the larger she-wolf.

"Master," I sneered, a malicious smile making it's way across my features.
"How good to meet you."
This, I knew, was a bad idea, but what the h*ll? What good would it do to be the nicest one around?

I laughed, and stretched out my cramped legs again. I felt like a little run... But maybe later. She turned around to the guard.
"Glad to see that you are so afraid of a femme. Now there's two people in the world that p*ss you off completely."

I winked at him, smiling innocently. At least I won't miss him, if I decide to try not to run on the way to the femme's territory.
"Where now, dear master?"

[starlingshour]

"Master. Good to meet you."

Keen knew that look on a slaves face. This little wolf was already mocking her. The look of anger developed further onto Keen's face. Taking a step closer she towered over the female.

"Where now dear Master."

"You had better move your sorry behind to my terra quickly Miss for I'll be right on your tail."

A frown creased her features and her brows were furrowed. Keen moved to stand behind the femmae now. Raising her paw she slammed a blow down on the female's hip. It wasn't hard enough to break bones but was sure to bruise some.

"Move out slave. Head south, I will guide you when we get closer."

This slave would cause her trouble she just knew it. 'I must have a talent for picking the worst slaves out of the bunch.' It was true too. First Achilles, and then Thaw, and now this little priss of a female. Keen rolled her eyes, what dumb luck. Thaw would be able to take care of this one though. He seemed like he could handle her; though she may catch him off guard. This femmae's first lesson with Thaw would be something to watch then.

Keen worked her way into a jog as they left the place. It was good to be in the fresh air again and not in that dank place. She now got a chance to look over this femmae properly. She was scrawny true, but she had some good qualities. The female was lean and looked as though she could become fit quite easily. She was also small and quick, good qualities in a fighter. If she developed so much that she surpassed Thaw in combat she may take the femmae on as her personal project.

The air was getting warmer as they headed south. It had been about an hour since they left the slave pits. Only another hour or so before they reached Sans Coeur. Keen was ready to relax and let Thaw worry about the silly little slave. The femmae's first lesson would be first thing after they got to the terra. She would be tired from lack of nutrition so her reward would be a hunting trip if she did well. The pads on her feet had made this trip before but they were sore from the long day of walking. 'My land is just around the next bend.' Keen refused to call the empty place her home just yet.

ooc: sorry its soo bad. You can post in Sans Coeur now if you like. We just finished up a post in there so it will be perfect timing.

[pixie]

Ooc- Oooh! *claps* No, no! Good post!! Hehe. Would you like me to create a new topic, or post in the RP that you just finished??

[starlingshour]

ooc: You should prob. Create a new one.