and the stars in their orbits shone pale through the lightof the brighter, colder moon

Nadya had figured the topic was done and over with, she had given her piece which in her opinion should have been the end of it. It had almost appeared so too with the way Raven's head had ducked slightly but she had quickly straightened back up. Every word and every movement of posture from the wolf caused her to bristle further and further until her coat still on end and her tail whipped against the ground in irritation. It was a good thing that Tobias left his hiding place amongst the trees to intercept the tense meeting between the females. Nadya was well used to lashing out and fighting with Tobias, his dominating nature surely just as stubborn as her own, so when his form touched her shoulder her muscles tensed and she snapped her head in his direction, fully prepared to smack him right back until it processed that he was only rubbing against her in greeting. It succeeded in dragging her attention away from Raven enough so that her coiled form was no longer likely to spring at the wolf at the next word. Her golden eyes watched his spotted form move between them then collapse onto the earth. "Tobi, you don't understand...we are feline...she is a wolf, she can't be in the pack." Her tone was much gentler as her mind found his though just as firm in its belief that Raven didn't belong...that a wolf couldn't be a part of a feline pack. Nadya moved her head away from his batting paws, turning her hard gaze back on Raven.


It irritated her more than it probably should have but Tobias didn't have her past experience. He hadn't had his pack's territory invaded by a group of feral wolves, hadn't had that soul wrenching sound of mothers screaming holding their dead cubs. All that blood and that sound of the mother's had haunted her sleep for weeks afterwards. Nadya had been distrusting of wolves ever since as she saw them as incapable of controlling their animal side like other Weres. The memory caused Nadya to bristle again, a low vibrating begins of a growl starting in her throat as her ears flicked back. She hadn't had a problem with Tobias galavanting around playing with the wolf meant it was simple childs play, but to claim her as a part of pack, as his, it was more...it was attachment. Her attention once more shifted to Raven, sitting there more determined than ever causing Nadya to bristle again. "You can't be trusted, wolves can't control their animal..."


Her anger was stunted once more as Tobias further tried to placate her growing irritation, his rough tongue taking to smoothing her bristled coat. It truly was strange behavior, her ears twitching in confusion as her mind battled whether to be angry at Raven or calmed by the ministrations of being groomed and the contented purr that hummed against her. Perhaps on some level the physical intimacy they pair had gone through strengthened their bond and her tolerance for him. They were still just as much teeth and claws at each other but also more protective than before their haphazard couplings. As such Nadya simply sat there, gaze narrowed at Raven, her bristled coat once again smooth though her tail still tapped at the earth. His persuasion worked enough, using the pack bond against her that told her to be calmed by such attention. "Fine." Nadya shook her head to clear Tobias away as she gracefully stood up and approached Raven. Where Tet had been gentle and Tobias had tricked Raven there was no subtleness in Nadya as she threw her shoulder into Raven's to knock her down in sign of dominance. "You can be a part of our pack...but I'm not hunting with you." Nadya glanced back at Tobias as if daring him to say something, as she saw it every bit her right to make sure Raven knew exactly where she stood in the hierarchy of things. It was much less subtle than her usual ways, more irritable and bully which, like Tobias' affection, was unlike her normal behavior.