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Thread: Heart Of The Woods
Post: RE: Heart Of The Woods
| A tremendous sigh of relief escaped his lungs, relieved to see Clover’s panic subsiding as each of the litter found their place at her side. “Thank you...for staying with me through it all." ”There’s ... |
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Aberdeen
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05-05-2024, 09:14 AM |
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Thread: Heart Of The Woods
Post: RE: Heart Of The Woods
| Cian and Clover had come a long way. Two years ago, the pair found themselves accidental parents. New life arrived to humble beginnings in earthen dens for both previous litters. Now, they were protec... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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04-05-2024, 02:38 PM |
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Thread: Heart Of The Woods
Post: RE: Heart Of The Woods
| Cian had been out hunting… again. It had become nearly impossible now to satisfy his wife’s endless appetite and varying cravings so characteristic of pregnancy. Was it any wonder that she was insatia... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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03-30-2024, 10:49 AM |
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Thread: Family Matters
Post: RE: Family Matters
| [Please delete! Double posted] |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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03-28-2024, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: Family Matters
Post: RE: Family Matters
| Cian had one more surprise that even Clover didn’t know about just yet, and there was a hint of mischief in his eyes as they turned to find his wife’s beautiful face beside him. ”But there’s more! A... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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03-28-2024, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: Divination Of Dreams
Post: RE: Divination Of Dreams
| Garnet sights began to drift shut as he imagined what Clover described, his mind’s eye trying to conjure up these future children, one of whom would be tiny… “...like our Daisy." The breath hitched in... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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03-16-2024, 12:11 PM |
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Thread: Family Matters
Post: Family Matters
| With each day that hurried past, winter’s touch felt a little less brutal. The days were growing longer, and it meant one thing: spring was on the horizon, that season of mercy and warmth and new life... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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03-16-2024, 11:33 AM |
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Thread: Evergreen
Post: RE: Evergreen
| He was surrounded by beauty. Not for the first time in the years they had lived as companions, Cian contemplated what he had done to deserve the joyous life he had found with Clover. How sad and empty... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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03-09-2024, 08:48 AM |
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Thread: Divination Of Dreams
Post: RE: Divination Of Dreams
| A deep exhale escaped his maw as he was reassured with gentle touches and a tender voice. ”That’s good,” he yawned, focus returning to his wife and the warmth that coursed through his veins when she w... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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03-02-2024, 08:00 PM |
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Thread: Evergreen
Post: RE: Evergreen
| [after fade to black…]
Cian shivered not from the cold, but in the aftershocks of bliss that only their union could inspire within him. This was the only home they needed, and it was there in ... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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02-25-2024, 12:09 PM |
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Thread: Divination Of Dreams
Post: RE: Divination Of Dreams
| Sleep could be elusive. There were some nights when Cian laid awake for hours, lost to his wandering thoughts. Sometimes – more often than he would admit – a darkness plagued his mind. Even when he wa... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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144 |
02-24-2024, 03:35 PM |
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Thread: Beneath the Stars
Post: RE: Beneath the Stars
| The crimson-hued brute seemed startled by Fern’s unexpected appearance, and more surprised still to find that his daughter had overheard his words. An ear flicked backward as he attempted to hide his ... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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02-21-2024, 03:13 PM |
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Thread: Beneath the Stars
Post: Beneath the Stars
| The sky was a masterpiece that night – no hint of clouds, and with only a sliver of moon to light the darkness, the stars shined their brightest. Cian sat alone beneath the sky, decorated by sparks of... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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70 |
02-10-2024, 12:00 PM |
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Thread: Evergreen
Post: RE: Evergreen
| The world that surrounded them was quiet and peaceful – a far cry from the anxiety and fear that had existed in the foreground of their lives for all those months. Tiny snowflakes, scarcely larger t... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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02-01-2024, 12:16 PM |
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Thread: Evergreen
Post: RE: Evergreen
| Cian was silent as his mate spoke passionately, save for a sigh as he soaked in every word she uttered through tears. He leaned carefully into her warmth. It could be no accident that she fit like a p... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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01-28-2024, 04:51 PM |
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Thread: Evergreen
Post: RE: Evergreen
| Clover’s voice greeted him like a song, melodic tones with that familiar Highlander lilt that he adored. “And a Happy Anniversary to you, lovely husband 'o mine." He could sense the hesitation in ... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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01-28-2024, 08:32 AM |
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Thread: Evergreen
Post: RE: Evergreen
| Autumn had passed in the blink of an eye in Aberdeen. Alone in a family den without the rest of his kin, the enormous wolf slept soundly by morning’s light. The nightmares still lingered within his ... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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01-27-2024, 07:47 AM |
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Thread: The Lost
Post: RE: The Lost
| A sigh, unconscious but deep, parted dark lips as Clover came to nuzzle him beneath his chin. They had always seemed to be the perfect fit. “Are you going to go after her...?"” There was no use t... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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11-26-2023, 08:48 AM |
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Thread: The Lost
Post: RE: The Lost
| If anyone had asked Cian if he would lay down his life for his family, he would respond instantly and resoundingly, yes. He wouldn’t give it a second thought. But now he wondered… Would he kill fo... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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11-18-2023, 01:57 PM |
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Thread: The Lost
Post: The Lost
| The ocean breeze seemed to gust harder this day. The giant crimson-hued wolf had traveled away from the coast, where the rest of his family was. Cian hesitated. He had followed a particular scent tr... |
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Cian |
Aberdeen
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263 |
11-18-2023, 09:25 AM |
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Thread: Papa, What now?
Post: RE: Papa, What now?
| Journey’s young voice insisted: ”Papa, I don’t ever wanna leave you and mama.” Cian knew it wasn’t so simple, though the thought inspired a smile. ”It’s alright, don’t you worry. We’re all togeth... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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10-29-2023, 09:15 AM |
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Thread: Dirges in the Dark
Post: RE: Dirges in the Dark
| Cian breathed a sigh of relief as Piper seemed to calm down, though the tears had not yet stopped falling. Cian’s muzzle reached out to gently brush to tears on her cheek. “What… What’s a force?” ... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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10-29-2023, 08:14 AM |
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Thread: If I Don't Have You
Post: RE: If I Don't Have You
| It was not easy to broach the topic. Cian knew Clover better than anyone else. They had spent years of their lives together now. They had been all over Rionnach, always side by side, and never di... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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10-29-2023, 07:48 AM |
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Thread: You Are My Sunshine
Post: RE: You Are My Sunshine
| With the passing moments, the sun crept higher from its resting spot in the east. The sky was alight with colors of scarlet and embers. Inquisitive as ever, Cian’s Highlander tale had gained the y... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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10-29-2023, 07:34 AM |
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Thread: Cruel Summer
Post: RE: Cruel Summer
| Utter dread followed the behemoth’s every step, drawing him closer still to where the rest of the family was waiting. There was no time to stop the scene that unfolded before him – Clover’s frantic... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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10-29-2023, 06:29 AM |
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Thread: Cruel Summer
Post: Cruel Summer
| A ringing noise filled his head as he walked. It was like a tiny insect had invaded his skull, where it chirped incessantly in a high pitched, endless tone. The noise had not ceased since the figh... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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6 |
467 |
09-10-2023, 06:28 AM |
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Thread: Papa, What now?
Post: RE: Papa, What now?
| As the two walked along, side by side, Cian sensed that something was a bit… off. He was used to his sunny little daughter, a being of pure light and love, but there seemed to be something on her m... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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09-10-2023, 06:10 AM |
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Thread: Dirges in the Dark
Post: RE: Dirges in the Dark
| ”You’ll be old enough to see the stars anytime you want, when you're all grown up.” And Cian knew how quickly it all went – from childhood to adolescence to being an adult. It happened so fast, an... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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09-10-2023, 05:52 AM |
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Thread: This Little Light of Mine
Post: RE: This Little Light of Mine
| ”Ahh shoot." The lightning bug that had fascinated the pup was soon off, back to whatever it was that fireflies did when it was their time to literally shine. ”It’s alright, Raya. You’ll see lots... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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09-10-2023, 05:21 AM |
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Thread: If I Don't Have You
Post: RE: If I Don't Have You
| ”Do you think she's still out there? She has to be right? I would have...I would have felt it..." For a lingering moment, Cian was silent, save for the heavy breaths he drew in and exhaled. Clover... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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09-09-2023, 09:28 AM |
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Thread: Turning Around
Post: RE: Turning Around
| Though Cian had spent the first part of his life training for just a moment like this – to be able to take down an Imperial soldier, to prove his worth – it was an existence Cian had spurned, a reli... |
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Cian |
Maiden's Braid
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09-09-2023, 07:59 AM |
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Thread: Turning Around
Post: RE: Turning Around
| C
ian knew with certainty that his son would not, could not fully understand the gravity of the brewing war. How could he when he was still just a boy, a giant or otherwise? And a boy that felt gu... |
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Cian |
Maiden's Braid
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09-08-2023, 12:14 PM |
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Thread: Turning Around
Post: RE: Turning Around
| The old, scarred wolf spoke to the yearling with confidence as he complimented Summit’s strength – or at least, Summit thought that’s what was happening, but the boy was in truth quite confused. He... |
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Cian |
Maiden's Braid
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974 |
09-01-2023, 01:21 PM |
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Thread: Dirges in the Dark
Post: RE: Dirges in the Dark
| ”Papa! Can you see the stars tonight?!” The unexpected sound in the night, and the appearance of a small creature suddenly before him, caused Cian to recoil backwards in surprise. He had, understan... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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08-19-2023, 09:34 AM |
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Thread: This Little Light of Mine
Post: RE: This Little Light of Mine
| Cian watched and waited in silence as the flickering insects moved slowly through the air around them. Before too much time passed, one of the little bugs decided that the wolf’s giant paw looked l... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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08-13-2023, 09:45 AM |
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Thread: Dirges in the Dark
Post: Dirges in the Dark
| War. The threat was coming. No wolf could stop it now — not even the wolves who called themselves the true monarch. It was beyond even their control now, like a wildfire raging in the distance. Exce... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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08-13-2023, 06:19 AM |
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Thread: The Sweetest Song
Post: RE: The Sweetest Song
| It was a joy to see his wife interacting with their babies. The yearlings had their moments of still wanting cuddles, but they were growing so quickly that it was still mind-boggling to see how fas... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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08-13-2023, 06:04 AM |
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Thread: If I Don't Have You
Post: RE: If I Don't Have You
| In their shared years together, Cian had never seen Clover in a sad state. And this was a grief Cian had never considered, not for them, not for baby Daisy. There had never been cause for such sorr... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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08-12-2023, 11:21 AM |
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Thread: If I Don't Have You
Post: RE: If I Don't Have You
| The days were long and painful. But the nights were pure torture. The Eithne clan had searched all about in the days that had passed without any sign of their missing daughter. It was almost as i... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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555 |
07-30-2023, 09:14 AM |
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Thread: Arise
Post: RE: Arise
| Piper giggled as she insisted, ”Papa, I'm not a biird.” Cian acknowledged, ”You’re right, but did you know you’re named after a bird? You can thank your big brother for that,” he teased. ”After a... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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440 |
07-30-2023, 08:57 AM |
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Thread: This Little Light of Mine
Post: RE: This Little Light of Mine
| The sudden barrage of questions caused Cian to laugh, and his eyes turned away from the scene before them, glancing down at his look-alike daughter. ”I suppose it’s confusing to understand the fire... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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07-29-2023, 04:56 PM |
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Thread: Stardust
Post: RE: Stardust
| Cian watched eagerly as Fern carefully considered a fitting moniker for the tiny newborn. The darkest of the Eithne brood thought aloud and the giant wolf nodded encouragingly. It was no secret th... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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1,584 |
07-29-2023, 04:26 PM |
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Thread: Candle in the Wind
Post: RE: Candle in the Wind
| The day had started the same as any other. The forest remained their safe haven, far removed from the bitter battles brewing not far away. As the younger pups grew and developed bigger appetites, i... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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07-29-2023, 04:14 PM |
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Thread: You Are My Sunshine
Post: RE: You Are My Sunshine
| ”Soraya is a pretty name, was she a princess papa?” He gazed down at his daughter’s unusual eyes with a smile. ”Her father was a king, yes. And, as they say, she was very beautiful. But Soraya w... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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07-21-2023, 03:28 PM |
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Thread: The Drums of War
Post: RE: The Drums of War
| Life seemed to present new challenges at every turn; it was as natural as snow in the winter, or fireflies in the summertime. But the threat of war scared Cian in a way that he could not, would not... |
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Cian |
Melrose
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07-21-2023, 03:11 PM |
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Thread: Arise
Post: RE: Arise
| The pitter-patter sound of little paws drew his attention toward where his family slept – though not every one of them was still asleep as he had presumed. ”Papa, Papa why didnt y---“ Piper’s words ... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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07-21-2023, 02:57 PM |
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Thread: This Little Light of Mine
Post: RE: This Little Light of Mine
| Deeper into the forest the pair wandered, with Cian only a step or two ahead of Soraya, who seemed to have some trouble keeping up with her father’s long stride. "i can't wait to see what they are!... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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07-21-2023, 02:30 PM |
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Thread: The Sweetest Song
Post: RE: The Sweetest Song
| Everyone was alright. Everything was fine. Cian sighed a deep breath of relief. ”Sorry,” he apologized with a sheepish smile. But there was something exciting happening that soon captured his attent... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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07-19-2023, 09:38 AM |
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Thread: Papa, What now?
Post: RE: Papa, What now?
| Between the infants crying, the yearlings playing, and the constant need to provide for them, family was just a little overwhelming at times. Those sounds were what brought Cian immense joy; he wouldn... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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07-19-2023, 07:17 AM |
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Thread: Stardust
Post: RE: Stardust
| Cian’s heart felt so full that it could burst, the sight of his eldest offspring meeting their little sisters, as their mother looked on… well, in usual Cian fashion, he was speechless with indescri... |
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Cian |
Fae Forest
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