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(Ooc: Windancer's post again on that side?)

Asphodel laughed then and thought to herself, 'He's certainly a cocky one. Determined to keep his pride and think that I don't have him in a compromising position. It's almost admirable.' Despite his attitude, he was amusing to her, and she had to give him props for trying to save face, even when he wasn't sure what she could do to him. She had no idea whether of not he was really telling her the truth or not, but one way or another she could promise that he wouldn't be returning to the Astral lands, especially if he were a spy. So she decided on a compromise.

"I'll make you a deal. I'll let you free from most of the binds, but two rings of shadow will encircle your forepaws, connected by a thin strand. So long as you don't cross me, they won't tighten and prevent movement. After all, you can't expect me to just up and trust you not to run off and tell Zhivel and Hispeth where I am, if you're lying."

As she said it, the shadows loosed around all except the afore mentioned limbs, leaving two dark, swirling cuffs connected by an almost invisible string of darkness. He'd be able to see her and move freely, unless he got ideas she didn't like of course. She'd been able to see him partially through the dark, but she hadn't really cared then to look too closely since she hadn't determined whether or not she'd let him live. Upon seeing him, she was a little intrigued by the lack of pigment anywhere on his body. But it wasn't so much a creepy look on her face as one of amusement.

"Not running," she said mildly, as though her actions had proven that beyond need for further argument. "Let's try this again. My name is Asphodel. Now, tell me about yourself." Her ears perked and she frowned. Jet should have howled by now to let her know he had the situation under control with the other wolves. "And walk with me, it seems I have additional business to attend to."

Jet's path was suddenly crossed by another wolf, and he growled suddenly by the pure surprise. He had expected one of them to chase after him, and that she did, but he hadn't expected them to cut him off entirely. He skidded to a stop along the rock and dirt. His snarl suddenly became a quiet growl emanating from his throat as he noticed the curiosity in the female's eyes.

"What do you want?" He asked gruffly, but carefully. He didn't want any fights, any trouble, and he certainly didn't want to be taken prisoner by an Astral wolf. His eyes held a silent question too. Who are you...? The clouds above suddenly began gathering. Slowly, but surely, they became gray. The rumbling started. Though there was no rain or lightning yet, but the rumbling continued. It stretched all the way to his pack's lands. To where Asphodel and their trespasser stood.

Jet wasn't controlling it with his own will, it happened to come because he felt genuinely threatened and full of faint fear. This female, though seeming curious and not really a threat, could have been purposely deceiving him. He could have been in serious danger.

Jet's ears went backward a bit, as he tried to decide whether or not this wolf was telling the truth. He finally decided to go with what she said. Sitting down carefully, he closed his eyes. Slowly but surely, as his breathing became deeper and his mind began to calm, the storm clouds began to dissipate.

His ears eventually perked back up to their relaxed state and he sighed in the same way. "Hello there, Matya," He ventured. "I'm Jet." He tilted his head, a sudden thought and question coming to mind. "Do you happen to be an Astral wolf?"

Jet was a bit surprised by her reply. He hadn't expected that answer at all. She wasn't an Astral? It seemed everyone these days was... it was a shock and good surprise she wasn't. Jet could tell it wasn't a lie, by the way she held her gaze and how she didn't make a move after speaking the words, so his mind suddenly conjured up an idea. Well, with only two of us we wouldn't stand a chance against Zhivel and Hispeth... but maybe with a third, it could change the tide a little.

He responded, "Well that's a relief..." he trailed off, thinking of what else he should say. When he got the words written down like a mental note, he continued. "No, I'm not either. I'm glad at the fact too." He paused to look up at the now clear as day sky. He walked a bit further off, so the others wouldn't hear him for sure. He made sure the female followed him to listen before he continued again. "Do you agree with what they're doing? The Astral Alphas?" His shining eyes turned to look at hers. He tried to hold her gaze in such a way it may have seemed unnatural. This question was vital. He had never known another wolf yet who hadn't been in the past or the present, or even wanted to be in the future, an Astral wolf. This could help turn the tide in the coming war. It all depended on her answer.

"No," Matya said, putting all of her passion and dislike for the Astral's into the one, short word. "I don't agree with tyrants," she elaborated, with as much feeling as before. Though his gaze made her feel slightly uneasy, she held it, a stubborn fire of determination burning in her unique amber eyes.

(Sorry for the cruddy post...my brain feels somewhat sluggish at the moment.)

Jet grinned such a wide smile out of pure joy at her response. "You don't, huh?" He couldn't contain the joy within himself. It was being shown in his voice. His eyes turned softer, and more like the ones you'd see on a puppy who was being let out to see a new experience and was wagging their tail happily. In fact, the black wolf was wagging his own tail ever so slightly. "Well, I have a little secret to let you in on."

He turned back to make sure the other wolves weren't anywhere near them. "There's an exclusive pack... led by our alpha, Asphodel. There's only a few of us now, but... eventually we plan to try and fight off the Astrals. We're sick and tried of their dictating ways destroying the life of us wolves. It's time they got a taste of their own medicine." He threw his head up in a proud manner, then turned back to her. "Or at least some of it," he breathed.

"Would you like to join?" He asked in a hushed tone. Then he remembered to warn her of a little thing first. "Of course, my alpha Asphodel will have to accept you first, but if you hate the Astrals as much as we do, I'd doubt that would turn into much of a problem."

OOC: I think after you post one more time we should wait for the others XD

OOC: I'm a bit lost here, guys xD I'm not quite sure if I understand what is happening now within Asphodel's pack...Could someone please give me a short description of what is going on in Asphodel's pack? Because I really feel lost here xD

OOC: Well... Jet and Asphodel were talking when an intruder (Hitze) came on their territory smelling something of sulfur. In an attempt to get him away from the territory, Jet ran off, but Asphodel saved him the effort by constricting Hitze in shadows. Then she instructed Jet to go check out what was happening with the wolves near the mud slide to see if things were fine or if they were in danger. Basically to take care of the situation. So Jet left. He was able to get downwind so the wolves wouldn't notice him there (Thor, Matya, and Norte) and hid watching them.
Meanwhile, Asphodel was questioning Hitze who still had an Astral scent and eventually she let go of all the shadows constricting him except the two on his front paws. That way he could move, but if he slipped up she could tighten them and he wouldn't be able to move freely anymore.
Jet, meanwhile, stepped out of the downwind and was noticed by the wolves. He ran towards home but realized that was foolish cause he'd be leading them to their territory, so he changed direction. Thor ignored him, while Matya was too curious to. When she cut him off, storm clouds began gathering because Jet was feeling threatened. The storm clouds reached the area where Asphodel and Hitze were and they left to see what was taking Jet so long.
Then Jet began talking with Matya and just figured out she isn't an astral and that she in fact hates the astral. Right now he's trying to get her to join the pack.

Hope that helps, LOL. XD