Cavan & Jais

Jais wanted to check out his old pack to see who was there now. Scent and sound told him a fight was going on; deffinately best not to intrude. Besides, he couldn't smell anyone familiar there. Not that there should be, everyone was dead. Either killed by storms, disease, rabies, or simply vanished. Jais gazed up at the stars, deep in thought. They're right. The past is past and it can't be changed. My future is with Tri-Tundra and her pack, she deserves peace now. No rivalry with Cavan and me. Jais told himself, remebering the story Dark Star told. He knew he couldn't tell Tri-Tundra that he heard it or Dark Star would know that he had been spying. Cavan will cool down by tomorrow... as coolled down as he can get, anyway. He went on, thinking to himself. From the nearby shadows a grizzled form suddenly launched out and tackled Jais.

Fangs were at his throat in an instant, vying for his life. "Cavan!" Jais snarled out and twisted his head back while plundging his large paws squarly into the wolf's stomach. With a gasp, Cavan fell back, loosing his hold at the last second. Jais tried to scramble up as he felt the liquid warmth of his own soak into his fur. Before he could get up, Cavan had sprung again and clasped his jaws over his brother's throat once again. "Cavan, stop!" Jais pleaded through a choaking voice. Cavan narrowed his eye, glaring straight back at his brother with a cold disregard. "Intersting, huh?" he said, clentching tighter as Jais began to struggle. "Your efforts will end your own life, brother. Struggle more and you'll force my teeth through your windpipe." Cavan stated in a monotonous, emotionless tone. His teeth were deep in Jais's throat, but weren't actually so close to his vitals yet.

"Please, we can work this out! You kill me and they will never forgive you, Cavan! Think about that!" Cavan snarled quietly, "Don't tell me what I already know. I'm not stupid." Cavan gripped tighter. Jais was tense, afraid to move lest he bring about his own death. But it seemed it would come regardless; so Jais might as well fight. "I'm sorry, Cavan, for our past. I was totally wrong, we should have listened to you..." he trailed off as he thrusted his front paws at Cavan's throat with all his might. Cavan once again let go, being deceived by his brother's false appologies. Like lightning the relentless wolf was at Jais again, snapping at his side. His jaws hit bone and clentched down with the fifteen-hundered odd pounds of pressure they were capable of. Jais yelped as one of his ribs was broken. His teeth struck out and tore along the side of Cavan's face, then shredded his good ear.

Cavan was furious and lunged his more massive body at his brother, nearly tackling him again. This time his fangs tore deep into his shoulder. Jais attempted to pull away after slashing again at Cavan, but the effort was feutile. His throat was taken on the side and he was pinned to the ground. "They'll kill you!" he threatened in desperation, but obviously to no avail. "What was that? I don't think I could hear you! Why? Oh, only because my GOOD EAR JUST ABOUT GOT TORN OFF!" Cavan snarled back in such a tone that Jais thought the wolf had certainly lost his mind. Cavan thrashed his brother, feeling the blood seep steadily through his jaws. Jaid fought him with waning strength, slashing at the wolf's muzzle and face until it was a myraid of blood and torn fur. It was Cavan who was still standing in the end, not letting up his hold until his brother's bites became weak. Then he let go and took a step back. "That is for the past. The past that you ruined!" Without further comment, Cavan stalked off into the night to let his brother die.

Jais lay panting on the ground, blood seeping into his once white fur. He was in shock, to say the least. He didn't know why Cavan had left knowing he hadn't yet finished him off. Utterly exhuasted and near fainting, Jais dragged himself to a nearby tree and curled up. Soon he was in a state flickering inbetween sleep and unsconsciousness.

Peregrine

The wolf was heading north to inspect his son's pack. He wasn't planning to join or anything, just check things out. But the scent of blood detered him from his plotted path. Peregrine followed the scent until he came across Jais's form, curled beneath a tree. He nudged the wolf lightly, "Jais, wake up." he urged in a quiet but commanding voice. Scent told him Cavan was the other in the fight, and the only to walk away from it. Why had there been a fight, and why did it start? Where was Cavan now? Peregrine could find that out later.

Jais

After a moment Jais woke up, blinking his blurred vision from sleeping. "Peregrine?" he said with a start after realizing a wolf was standing before him. Then a feeling of anguish flooded over him and Jais's ears planed out in the despaired mood. "I don't think Cavan is staying here." he finally mumbled, not looking up at Peregrine. "He ambushed me, you must believe it. I did not want a fight, but he wouldn't let up with his attacks." Jais pulled his stiff, blood-caked body to a sitting position. The long, deep sleep had brought back much energy and the shock had fadded away so his senses were more clear. "Does anyone know of this yet?" he questioned, now turning hesitant eyes to Peregrine.

Peregrine

Peregrine shook his head, "Not yet. How bad are your injuries?M" he questioned, thinking deeply. He didn't want this new pack of his to be rocked by such a fight, and was thinking of a way to ease it on them. Especially Dark Star; he might take it harder than the rest Peregrine feared. "I think you need rest and quite for a while, Jais. I will confront your brother." He waited for Jais's response.

Jais

"I'll be alright." he replied, struggled to a half-sitting position. His struggles came mostly from the fact that his muscles were sore and he felt very light-headed. The wolf looked up to Peregrine then, "Please don't tell anyone about the fight; I will do that soon enough." Jais said before he pulled himself up to a shaky stand. He was worried about Tri-Tundra. Jais remembered how she had taken to the brief fight with Cavan before, and he dreaded to tell her they had fought again. He desperatly wanted to please her, especially after hearing Dark Star's story.

Peregrine

"Why don't you head for Pike's Lake and get cleaned up. I'll confront Cavan then catch up with you. Then we can go to the pack lands." Peregrine finally said after a quick moment of thought. He left the wolf and headed after Cavan's trail.

Jais

He nodded, watching the other leave. A lot of his own blood lay on the ground, but his injuries had stopped bleeding by now. After resting a while longer, Jais began a slow and waivering pace for Pike's Lake.