Saroke of Misfit Mountain

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  • It was Fickin who spoke up to answer Saroke's question. "The Amulet, or more commonly known as The Amulet of Dastin, came from a rock that fell from the sky hundreds of thousands of moons ago. It was a strange and powerful stone, and many wolves fought and died to acquire it. Until the bravest wolf came. His name was Dastin. He fought for the stone though many passed him off as weak and unable. You see, he came from a tribe that was stuck in hunger and lived in the worst environment for them.
    "However, he fought and as he was the strongest, he won the Amulet. He was a good wolf and used the powers only for good. He used it's powers to bless his home and his tribe. He united all the tribes and they prospered under his rule. But several wolves chafed under his rule and split off to join a dark tribe. Long story short, the wolves killed Dastin. The wolves were fought off but not destroyed. The sons of Dastin decided that the Amulet should be hidden away. They gave it to a tribe, one small and relatively unknown but pure of heart, to watch over it until it was needed again." Ficken finished.

  • Saroke was mortified- her family had been killed for a myth??!! Struggling to keep her emotions contained, she whispered, barely audible "What could the amulet do, in the paws of the wicked?"

  • Moakier looked up at her, her face blank but her eyes fearful. "Everything you see here, this cave, these wolves who live here, everything..."
    "Would be gone." Vir said, his smile gone. "And the thing is...this would be the first place they would come."
    "What? Why?" Mistik barked.
    "Because this was the home of Dastin, and the place he created for his tribe. My bloodline is descended from him." Cist said gravely.

  • Saroke snarled at the assembled wolves, leaping to her feet, she flattened her ears, her tail thrashing. "No." she said, her voice dangerously low 'That will NOT happen, not while I still live. I may have lost everything, but that will NOT happen to you, not now not EVER" Saroke thenbegan pacing, then paused, sat down, and looked at Cist "if you will let me, I will not fail."

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  • Cist blinked once before he turned to stare at the other wolves. They all seemed to be speaking to each other silently before one by one, they all nodded their consent. "Very well," Cist rumbled and turned to look at Saroke. "From now on, you are the Keeper of this mission. Anything and Everything related to this, will be brought to you."

  • Saroke nodded once. "May I meet the survivors?"

  • Cist nodded and got to his paws. He treaded lightly across the room and passed between the curtain of vines. One by one, the other wolves followed after him. He had leapt onto a tiny ledge that protruded above the green creepers. He tipped back his head and let out a howl sounding of liquid gushing from behind a barrier-thick and strong. Heads turned and wolves meandered over to join each other beneath his watchful gaze.
    "My fellow Tribemats," He began. "I am here to tell you of the danger that we are to face." An uneasy murmur swept over the wolves. There weren't many of them, only half of their former numbers remained.
    "Those wolves who attacked us today were not from Forn's gorge. They were the Dark Ones." This time a chorus of gasps echoed in the cavern. "They came seeking the last of a pack. A pack, that had previously guarded the Amulet of Dastin." Cist turned his head and moved to the side of the ledge to make space for Saroke. "Keeper Saroke, please come up."

  • Slightly nervous, Saroke climbed up next to Cist. "I am so sorry for your losses. " She began "Many of you may think that these words are a simple record repeating through the mouth of one who knows no pain, but I can assure you that they aren't, for I watched pups die in agony. I even watched my father die." Saroke paused, careful of her next words. "I am not just the keeper. No, now, I am your friend, a companion who will stand with you until I breath my last words." Saroke gazed at each of the saddened wolves, wishing that she could give them hope. "If I can do anything for this tribe, I will."

  • Cist nodded to her, showing he approved of her speech. "Now, we must return to preparing the bodies for the funerals." He spoke dismissively. A quiet murmur arose as they dispersed to their individual jobs. Cist jumped down and made his way over to Moakier who calmly waited for him.
    "Do you think you could guard her?" He said quietly. "I know your expecting but...she's known you longer." Moakier nodded and nuzzled his shoulder.
    "Don't worry. I'll be fine, and she'll do fine. Do you think she may be The One?" She asked and Cist shrugged his massive shoulders. "Only time will tell."

  • Saroke didn't move. Fro a moment she just stood there, absorbing the emotions that rippled through the air. Hope, fear, anger, regret, loss. Saroke then looked at the edge of the jutting rock. Carefully, she scooted down, favoring her throbbing paw. When she reached Moakier, she breathed out deeply. "How leaders do that at every crisis, I have no clue." She laughed slightly and then sat down, looking at her paw. "What would you like me to do, Moakier? You are probably the best person to ask right now." She commented, nodding to the working wolves surrounding her.

  • Moakier looked around, observing the wolves around them. Inside, she was thinking over the day when an important piece of information was brought to light. "Your paw," She said worriedly. "It hasn't been treated in all this time. Would you like to go get it checked?"

  • "If you're sure that that is the most useful thing I can do, sure. But only if there aren't other wolves that need more help than me." Saroke agreed, she was exhausted, and she needed food (after going hungry for several days) but she wanted to help as much as possible.

  • Moakier nodded as she got to her paws. "Yes, it is. You need to be in full health in case we're attacked again. And if you become weakened and get sick because your paw wasn't treated, it would be bad for all of us." She led the Saroke to a completely ordinary looking hole in the wall. The air around it was permeated with the scents of flowers and plants. Wolves bustled in and out.
    "Don't worry." Moakier reassured her. "Mistik's our head healer, but we have several others."

  • Saroke nodded and rose herself. "If you are sure." Saroke agreed. "Lead me to my medicinly doom." Saroke joked. Glancing around, she noticed something. "Were is Vir Quick-paw?" She asked.

  • Moakier's eyes darted to look at Saroke as she walked before facing forward again. "As second in command, and current Heir to the leadership of the Tribe, he is probably with Cist and discussing battle tactics and fortifications and such." Moakier couldn't help but ask. "Why do you wish to know?"

  • Saroke blushed and scraped at her ears with her good paw, then nearly toppled over. "Maybe we should go see a healer" she said, wincing at the new pain in her paw.

  • Moakier nodded. "Here, lean on me." She said and pressed her red tinged pelt against Saroke's silvery white one. She led the she-Wolf to the wolf sized hole in the wall that led to the Healers den. Inside, the cave ballooned into a large cave. Moss littered the floor and the light came from the hundreds of fireflies that were flying around the air. Plants grew upside down from the earthen ceiling. And a small waterfall filled a shallow pool with crystalline water.

  • Saroke would have gazed for hours at the beautiful cave, if her paw hadn't hurt so much. It was working against her, pulling her down into a black void. Something wasn't right."Moaki-" everything turned black.


    Saroke couldn't move, then suddenly she was running, animals called for help, as they lay dyeing on the ground. Their blood leaked together to become a river. the sky was tearing open, blood seeped from the gap. A wolf laughed as she scrambled for an escape "You will never win." The river became a flood, and Saroke was dragged under.


    OOC: Is this OK? I can just have the top part if you want, lease tell me your decision on your next post...

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  • OOC~ Your fine


    Moakier turned face Saroke when she called her name and let out a bark of surprise when the she-wolf sagged lifelessly against her. "Mastik!" She cried out in alarm and the big black and white wolf bounded out of the shadows farther in.
    "What's wrong?" He asked and then caught sight of Saroke. "Oh dear." He sighed. "Bring her over here." Together, the two wolves dragged her body onto a nest near the pool of water and laid her down gently. It was then, that she started kicking and whimpering. Alarmed, Moakier backed up with her eyes wide for a second before she took a breath and started shaking the she-wolfs sides.
    "Wake up Saroke." She said loudly. "Wake up!"

  • Saroke gasped, choking on the remaining drops of blood from her lungs.Gasping, she tried to take in what was going on. She was going into a panic when she saw Moakier. Sighing, she lay her head down on the moss and trembled, moaning from pain. What had happened with her?

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