A Taurus Adventure Outside

[Taurus]

Growing into her dark fluffier grey fur coating Taurus was quite larger than most females in height. She had stopped growing once she reached the eight month mark and her father released the Razoi pups over their restrictions of being out of the territory with permission. So Taurus notified her siblings that she was going to take an adventure outside their usual lands and towards a warm climate like the grasslands. She offered them to tag along if they wanted, but was unsure of what their response would be.

The young female had set out at the crack of den without waking up her siblings and father. Tail flicking from side to side she quietly sauntered out of the dens as she glanced around to see who or what was around. Noticing no one really was up and about she hurried out as if sneaking out. She grinned as she walked out of the den areas and passed through the jungles. Using her nose she set scent markers in certain places so she could find her way back home.

Taurus walked about the Sacrum Imperium minding her own business. She wondered if somewhere along the line she'd run into one of her friends whose name she didn't necessarily know, but she'd called Lunar Thief. Remembering their first meet she smiled at the thought, but didn't know how she could humiliate herself so easily like that. It was one of her favorite meetings though.

Ears perking above her cranium a strong pungent scent of a hare assaulted her nostrils as they flared up. The scent was so strong and clearly indicated that it was nearby. Deciding to follow her nose she strayed from her path for a brief moment as she hunted down the hare.

Long limbs tensed as she tracked the scent trail of the hare. Nostrils flaring as she pressed it directly to the far and sniffed it out caused the female to grin with a sinister-like smirk as a hare hopped within her peripheral. With a small low 'gotcha' she attacked. Closing the distance between the hare and herself she leaped forth with her paws landing over the hare's sides as she trapped it within her paws. The hare tried to escape the wolf's gasp but Taurus didn't let it and dug her claws into the sides as the scream was ripped from the hare as blood pooled from the small puncture of her claws. 

Deciding not to play with the hare any longer she snapped her jaws around the back and snapped its spine breaking it. It flailed still in attempt to escape her grasp, but its days were numbered and soon it fell limp within the wolf's jaws. Glee and triumph shined within the eight month pup's eye as she kept it within her mouth and continued on her journey still unsure of what to expect.

[Avani]

The rogue rare strawberry blonde-golden tiger had continued to move on from the previous territory as she lurked into some unknown territory. How did she know this? She could smell the urine markers which made her gag from the strong smelliness of it. It was disturbing to her nose and Avani knew that it was from the scent of a male who held quite the power. She knew that she would have to watch herself if she lurked in someone else's territory.

A blind tiger walking through claimed lands could cause problems or not, but hopefully the lurking tiger wouldn't have to die. She was harmless unless threatened but tried to mask her blindness. Unlike other blind animals she didn't have that white film that was a tale sign of blindness.

No her eyes were a rather bright golden topaz hazel color that was unique, but she'd only seen for the first couple of months. She could always see the shapes, but fastly in the months until the age of six months did she lose her whole ability to see and now she was in darkness. 

Sometimes she hated it, but had learned to deal with it and accept herself for what it was. That was also how her uncle tried to use her to his advantage but later ended up trying to kill her and she almost didn't survive if it wasn't for her sister who had helped her get away and her brothers holding off her uncle so she could disappear. Luckily the female made it out and thanked her siblings as she cried in relief.

At the sudden flashback of Avani's life a small tear gathered at the edge of her eye. She missed her siblings. Without them she was so lonely and often thought about what happened to them because she hadn't seen them in a while. A long sigh escapes her lips as the scent of blood makes her nose tingle. Wandering after the scent she sends out an echolocation and can sense the presence of a youngling. 

Rather unsure of what or who she was Avani wondered who this was. Was it someone she knew? As she stepped closer she didn't recognize the scent, but the smell of blood got stronger. Unsure of where to look she directed her gaze forward towards the canine which she could tell from the signature scent.

It definitely wasn't that of feline. "Hello youngling, what you got there?" She asked sweetly hoping that she didn't scare them too bad.

Sooner or later though her company would be able to figure out that she was blind. Even though she was good at hiding her unique quirks and whatnot she still tried to have the upperhand in situations even though she knew that she wouldn't if they were close observers.

Taurus

[Verskei]

Tiredness proclaimed itself in the form of grittiness feeling like it was scratching against his eyeballs each time he closed his eyes. Verskei wasn't tired, but his sleeping patterns have been a bit skew-whiff. Unlike other canines, he had a tendency to sleep during the day and go about his duties and movements at night; there was something about the night that called him.

Being born on a clear cloudless night on a full moon, Verskei fell in love with the darkness from the moment he opened his eyes, feeling a sense of security and mystery about the darkness. In addition, it was a lot calmer, less busy and far more relaxing. The sounds of insects chirping; the breeze through the trees as well as the calming sounds of water and other means, it was enchanting to him. Frequenting himself to rocks and elevated locations to allow him unparalleled views of the sky and his beloved moon. Some would go so far as to say that Verksei was obsessed with the celestial sphere, and he would agree.

It had been a while since he last encountered anyone and interacted with anyone, the last was a young female wolf who gave the male a mark, something that he would remember. He smiled and looked at his left shoulder to see the area which had still a small area of thinned fur, but unless you knew what you were looking for, it wouldn't be overly obvious. "Little Firefly." he chuckled and looked up. Verksei was sat on an elevated platform, typical of him, looking out across a vast landscape of a network of rivers and streams from various directions and plenty of trees, rocks and other colourful plant life. Some of those brightly coloured plants look very pretty but can give you a nasty nip if you get too close.

Rocking up to his paws, Verskei shook out his coat then stretched his body out and shook once more feeling limber. What other animals would be around? He was awake during the day once more, so why not do some exploring. Verskei jumped down the various rocks leading down a descent back to lower levels.

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[Zenyr]

It was the pup's eight month birthday and he lifted up their restrictions on where they could go. His children were able to now go anywhere within the territory of Sacrum Imperium's lands. At first Zenyr kept an eye on their whereabouts. He allowed them anywhere within the central territory as long as they didn't go into unclaimed or different marked lands. Luckily his children listened to him even though he felt bad since Taurus seemed to have a thing for exploring.

Back in the den Zenyr yawned as the sun started to penetrate through the den. The stale scent of Taurus lingered in the den causing the older male of three years to lift himself up. Red eyes glancing over the rooms he looked for his daughter but figured the grey canine had escaped to go exploring. He shook his head before he crawled to opening to their den.

Stretching his muscles he let out a low grunt before he started tracking his lingering daughter's scent. Eyes glinting in emotion he wondered where exactly his daughter had gone. He figured he'd go check out what she was up to without getting caught. Getting Caught was his goal, but knowing his daughter she might be able to catch onto his presence.

Padding after Taurus strong feminine-like scent he noticed that she really decided to explore outside the lands since the ban was lifted. He rolled his eyes but admired his daughter's exploring habit. As he followed her scent he went past many trees and different areas to the ones that originated in their centralized lands. 

Pausing for a brief moment at the bottom of a small place where rocks seemed to be paved and you could walk up like a mountain he caught sight of another canine who seemed to be heading down some rocks. Either exploring or not he didn't recognize the wolf so he was alert on his toes. While Cozen and Zenyr allowed rogues on their lands they liked to make sure that said rogues followed the rules on their lands. Raising his head upwards he flicked his tail as he looked at the wolf. Giving him a brief nod he acknowledged the wolf (Verskei). "Wolf." He said politely.

Verskei Taurus Avani