The large black wolf padded silently through the leaves and grass, not a sound could be heard, he stoped, his head cocked to the side and his ears pricked forward as he listened in the direction the voices.. a feral grins spread across his wolfish lips as he slipped into the shadows, virtually shrouded in darkness.. even the greatest of foe's would have trouble seeing him..
On a blanket jessica and the now 3 year old Laura layed on there backs looking up at the light show going on.. Laura looked just like her mother, firery red hair, a trait of the Fianna.. large emerald green eyes and the temper to boot.. Jessica at 18 years old now, has certinally come into her own.. still rather tiny at only 4 feet 9 inches,with her long long red hair and large emerald green eyes she is the picture of an angel, the only thing betraying her at times is when her rage gets the best of her..
Laura rolled over, proping her head up in her hands and looked at her mamma.. Jessica continued.. "There is what we call the new moon which gives birth to the Ragabashs. This is the face of the trickster. The face of the one who seeks to remind us to laugh. They are the scouts, comedians, and informants, not necessarily in that order. Many would say they have wisdom that is shed through their comedic actions though its hard to tell most of the time.
The Crescent moon is the Theurge moon. It is the moon of the seekers. They are an odd auspice ta say the least. It is a difficult road they follow. To speak with spirits as easily as you or I might scratch a flea. They are diviners of fate, deep thinkers, shaman like sorta, people who find their way with the mystical side of our nature better than any other. You my love were born under this Auspice.."
Jessica sat up and pulled her daughter onto her lap and rocked her gently " the Half moon next is the Philodox moon. The are the keepers of the way, the judges, lawgivers, and balance bringer. They mirror the moon herself in an attempt to bring peace and to settle matters taking neither side in an argument. Uncle Drew and Uncle Aaron are both Philodox, you can watch them and learn alot from them"
Slowly he shifted back to his human form from wolf and began to walk over to the two on the blanket.. Jessica stopped talking as she her sences peeked, subtley she sniffed the air, quickly standing she turned around and frowned at the man that stood no more than 5 feet away from her.." What are you doing here Daniel?.. and how long have you been listening to us?" she asked annoyed.. The man just smiled and moved closer.." NOw now is that anyway to speak to your better?" he said caustically..
Jessica snorted and set Laura down , gently pushing the little girl behind her.." whatever you say Daniel, but I don't think its to nice to be skulking around listening in on other peoples conversations". Daniel tilted his head to the side frowning.." And I don't think it is allright with the attitude you are showing, I suggest you tone it down now.. or I will help you" his voice took on an overly hard tone to it.. She shook her head and sat back down.." What do you want ShadowLord?.. it must be something important for you to be sneaking around" Jessica gathered Laura back up onto her lap and rubbed her back.. she could sence the uneasiness from her..
Daniel smiled.." You know me to well ShadowDancer" he ran his fingers through his goatee and continued.." what I want is for you to accept the invitation I gave you three days ago, to join my pack" Jessica shook her head and laughed.." Is that why you were sneaking around, you could have just walked right up and asked" He chuckled.." And ruin your time with your cub, I think not, I waited untill you were relatively finished" he reached his hand out to stroke the side of Laura's face and she batted his hand away.. jessica grabbed her hand to stop her..Frowning Daniel spoke again.." I see your cub, takes after her mother, better check her behaviour now, or its going to get her into trouble when she is older"
Jessica looked at him her glare a hard one.." Do not attempt to tell me what I should and should not do with my daughter, understood?" Shaking his head and frowning he stared her down, untill she looked away, then grabbed her face in his hand and looked at her.." And do not attempt to speak to your elder the way you just have, or we are going to have a mighty big problem, understood?" She nodded and the ShadowLord released her.." Now, what about my proposition from the other day?"
Jessica shook her head.." I need more time to think about it, its not something I can just give and quick answer for".. Daniel stood, his voice betraying his body language.." The time for thinking is past, I require an answer now, or I will withdraw my proposal" Jessica looked down , she wanted a pack, to be a member of one, but a ShadowLord pack?.. her brothers would be pissed, especially this ShadowLord pack.. finally she looked back up at him.." Fine I will accept your offer"
Daniel smiled.." well then ShadowDancer, I will see you at the HeartStone two nights from now when the moon is full" without waiting for an answer he shifted to his wolf form and bounded off into the trees and the shadows therein.. Jessica sighed and hugged Laura and continued on with telling her daughter of t he Auspices..
"The next moon is the Gibbous moon or the Galliard moon. It is the moon of the tale spinners, the singers and dancers. We Fianna are well known for our Galliards and the tales we tell. They stir the passions and inspire the tribes when morale runs low.." The last moon is the is the full moon. The Warrior moon. This is my moon. We are the slayers. We are the image of rage and retribution for Gaia's pain as the wyrm slowly devours her. We are the glory of the garou for certain. We are the heroes of old come to life once again with powerful spirits. Ahrouns are not mere warriors. We are strategists, teachers of all things martial, leaders, and the elite of elite of the toughest bunch of bad news the enemies of Gaia fear to meet. A true war leader must study the past, be that stories or songs, keep up the morale of the rank and the file by joining in the songs, dances, and jokes. We must gather intelligence and recruit allies by socializing and speaking to spirits..."
Laura looked up at her mamma and smiled.." Cans I be what you are mamma?.. pleaseeeeee.. I wanna be like you" Jessica laughed and hugged her.." NO princess, you are a Theurge, you were born under the creasent moon.. you will do great things, I know you will.." Laura pouted as Jessica leaned down and kissed her nose.." Its getting late princess, we should go home before Uncle Drew sends out a search party for us" with that Jessica stood and grabbed the blanket off the ground and carried her daughter toward home..
Meanwhile, Daniel had made it back to the Pack house in no time at all.. bursting through the door he stopped short infront of the other ShadowLords.." Gentlemen our plan has now started, she accepted and it should not be long untill we have what we need and Seth taken care of."
