lonely vagabond [Helios]

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He felt the earth shake beneath him when his paws crushed the meager plant life underfoot. But he had gotten used to the sensation of his enormous form carving a path through the world. It no longer felt as good as it had before. He was now bored. He had killed and terrorized many creatures over the past several months, but now he was looking for something else. Something that would keep him entertained for longer. Dione had entertained him for a few minutes, but her absence now left a hole of boredom that he was looking to fill. If he could not toy with his sister's emotions, he would find another to play with. His jaws held tightly to a carcass covered in dusty fur as he walked, the dead deer easily lifted from the ground so that it's hooves swayed several inches from the dirt while he walked. He had killed it easily, nearly tripped right over it on accident as he was walking. The stupid creature had tried to escape, but it's life had been over the moment it had laid down in his way.

It kicked slightly every once in a while as he moved, for he had not quite killed it completely. But it would bleed out soon enough, and he did not even bother to hide the trail of blood it left behind him as he walked. That is, until he spotted a little creature moving ahead of him. But this was not a deer. Nor was it a rabbit or any other kind of prey animal. This little creature was canine. But as he stopped and watched her, he realized that she was not all wolf. There was something else in her that he could recognize. He had killed plenty of coyotes over the past few weeks, and he smirked slightly as he watched her. She was a cross, a wolf and a coyote. It was disgusting to him at first, but then it began to intrigue him. Finally he made himself focus and instead dropped the kill from his jaws so that it made a loud thud on the ground in front of him.

"Hello little one." He said softly, his voice deep and somewhat ominous as he looked her over. She was close, and though she was probably pretty fast, he had no intention of attacking her just yet. "You look hungry." He said, lowering his hips to the ground as he spoke so that he would not frighten her off too quickly. "I could be convinced to share if you keep me company." He added, lowering himself down into a laying position beside the dead animal that he now offered to her. He would play nice for now, but he knew it would not stay that way for long. He could only control his violence for so long, but perhaps he could play nice at least for a little while.

(Lyra)

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Oh how truly adorable she was. His tail swayed lightly behind him as she became almost instantly shy and awkward, and his head tilted with a small smile as she asked him if he would need the entire carcass. How polite and thoughtful she was as well. "I have already eaten plenty before now. This was just meant to be a snack." He said, lowering himself down completely so that he could begin to tear pieces off of the dead animal in front of him. "Please, join me Miss Lyra." He said, pausing in his meal to motion with his nose towards the meal. "My name is Helios." He added, watching her curiously as he lowered his head once more to continue his snack. She was a pretty little thing, and the way she simply curled into herself but at the same time fought to be brave and polite pleased him to no end.

He did not know why at first, but the longer he watched her and how awkward she was around him the more he wanted to keep her. There was no choice in it for her, of course, but he would be polite for as long as he could manage. Perhaps he would try his hand at wooing her like he knew other males to do to females. He was charming and handsome enough, was he not? Plus, if he somehow failed in seducing her with his charms, she really could not escape him physically even if she wanted to. But the game was too fun already not to keep pressing his luck. "You know, it is not safe out here on your own. I could protect you and help you hunt if you would like. I would truly appreciate the company. It gets lonely travelling on my own." He said, leaning back from the kill and lazily beginning to groom himself.

Would she willingly accept his offer? They had only met, after all, but he had done nothing to suggest that he would hurt her. He had been friendly and helpful, and he let his tail continue to thump lightly on the ground beside him as he waited and watched her for her response. He was not lying, it was dangerous for her to wander around on her own, but he did not tell her that he was potentially one of those dangers. Perhaps the largest one on the entire continent. But he was playing nice, he was helping her, and offering to continue to do so. That was kind of him, right? He was not by any means a nice wolf, but at least he could play pretend for a while. Perhaps even longer than he thought he could.

(Lyra)

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He watched her move forward slowly, and though he felt her gaze heavily on his form, he ignored the sound of her heartbeat rising slightly. Well, he did not ignore it - in fact he heard it and listened carefully - but he did not mention it to her. It was rather adorable in his mind, but more not in a way that any normal creature would describe 'adorable'. Eventually she began to eat, and he leaned backwards slightly into a comfortable position in order to give her space and avoid pressuring her while she enjoyed the meal. She seemed shocked that he considered it a snack, and he smirked at the thought of everything that he could consider 'snacks'.

Eventually, however, she did stop eating to respond to his offer with a shocked dismissal. He frowned for a moment, offering her a small but exaggerated sigh, and then shook his head slightly. "I have been terribly lonely." He said, giving a small shrug before finally pushing himself slowly to his feet. "You can finish this or take it back to your pack or whoever you will be blessing with your presence instead." His voice was soft and deep, but it was thick with what could likely only be interpreted as regret and disappointment. Then again, he knew he was perfectly capable of forcing her to do as he wanted. But for now, it was more fun to gain her trust and befriend her so he could toy with her emotions in the future.

It was too soon for abuse and the use of brute force. Things might eventually get to such a thing, but he did not want to frighten her off before she got attached. He turned his back slowly on her, leaving the tiny coywolf with the large meal to deal with on her own. But several paces away, he stumbled slightly. His head swayed gently from side to side, and then he collapsed onto the ground with a loud thud. Now, he was not truly unconscious, but he could pretend to be just as good as anyone else. He slowed his breathing, let his body go limp, and laid there to see what she would do. Would she leave him? Would she not even notice? He was honestly quite curious to find out.

(Lyra)