It had been a few days since her acceptance into Erenyx and she has successfully avoided getting in the way of the higher ranked males. Tulie's step had a bounce in it as she trotted happily through the neutrals. Her nose lifted to the wind, then drifted down to the ground  taking in the scents of the forest. It was lovely this time of year, new herbs were sprouting and the buds were growing on the trees. It was a time to rejoice, to have hope. The earthy fae kept going, traveling through the neutral territories with nothing on her mind but a feeling of happiness washed throughout her for no other reason than she was content.

The fae soon heard the roaring of water in the distance and realized that she was a bit thirsty. When she approached the water she spotted a dark colored wolf. She walked up to the wolf, a scent rising to the air telling her it was a male. "Hello there, how are you doing today?" Tulie said with a delighted grin when she realized that this wolf did not smell like her pack. Her tail flashed from side to side happily, as she waited for a response.

The dull look he gave her instantly had a sincere, concerned look come across her features. Her green eyes softened the intensity of her friendliness. He made an attempt to wave his banner and smile but it was as if it was too much of an effort. His beautiful amber eyes had the look a pain in them so she stepped closer. Her maternal nature had her wanting to fix his problem but she couldn't if she didn't know what the cause was. She looked the dark make over, noting that he didn't have any wounds so she crossed that off her mental list.

Showing no fear, she kept getting closer till she was only a lunge away from him. Her voice softened as she spoke, "What's the matter dear? Can I help you? What happened to make you so sad that it breaks my heart?" She inquired, lifting her leg to paw at the air towards him. He looked to sweet to be so sad that it really did cause an ache in her heart. She didn't like to see anyone hurting.

"Not unless you can bring back the dead.".. He said with a sigh as he looked to his paws. A concerned whine escaped between her lips and Tulie closed the last little bit of space between them. He had the look of such sad defeat that she leaned her shoulder against his dark one. Giving him her support and a shoulder to cry on if he needed it. "I can't bring back the dead sweetheart, but there is a reason for everything. Even death has its reasons for taking someone close to our hearts. But do not grieve too long, for if you loose your will to live in this life, how can you live in the Other Forest? I believe that the one you hold dear would want you to keep going but to not forget them. To keep them close to your heart so that they will be with you always." She leaned her head against his to comfort him, hoping that she had lifted his burden somewhat so that he could see the light of hope.  

He shook his head as if to clear away a memory that gave him great pain and mumbled an apology to her. She nosed the fur of his neck in a playful gesture, trying to make him smile. "Don't worry about it darlin, I don't mind at all. I like to help if I can because it gives me great happiness to see a smile on anyone's face." She stepped away from the dark male prancing backwards as if to entice him for a romp, but she stopped when he introduced himself. "Oh, I'm sorry forgive me, my name is Tulie. I'm an Autay in..,"She hesitated a moment and winced as the last word left her mouth, "Erenyx." there it was said. The dreaded pack name that struck fear and anger into wolves everywhere was her home now.

She knew about heartache, how it felt to loose someone that she cared for, only it was slightly different. In Teeku's case, it had been a dear friend; in Tulie's, it had been her first love that had overlooked her and chose another. But she had chosen to leave that situation so as not to live in the heartache of never having the one she wanted day in an day out.

The darling male sat and listened as she had given her counsel, dark head bowed in silence as she spoke. The roar of the waterfall was like a soothing melody to the fae and she listened to it as she spoke. Then he too spoke, his voice filled with pain though his dull eyes spoke of defeat still. The pain in his voice could be heard more as he asked her questions, too which Tulie sat upon the mossy ground, her bright eyes taking him in before she replied. "Teeku, no one can ever forget those we love, and we shouldn't try to. This Rose meant something to you, yes? Would you really want to forget her? To forget all the memories that you made with her?" Tulie cocked her head at the dark troubled male then answered her question. "No, I don't think you really do. Because then you wouldn't be you. As for the feelings. They never go away and sometimes it's hard to move on. But over time it gets bare able. This is the life you must live. Not spend your life grieving but to live it with happiness that you still breathe. The breath in your lungs is a gift. Do not waste it for you would be doing Rose a disservice to her memory."

Teeku attempted to wag his tail and Tulie was happy. It wasn't much but it was a start. Maybe not today but maybe their next meeting he would not be so sad. He cocked his head with curiosity when she confirmed that she was from Erenyx. She looked down at her paws and with a sigh her shoulders slumped. Then she lifted her head, green eyes meeting dull ones with much sadness in them. Sadness filled her own as she opened her maw to speak once again, to answer the other's inquiry. "I..met a fae at the border. She looked so troubled and I wanted to help her. I still do. She doesn't believe that there is good in her but I know there is. I can feel it." She said with conviction. She had started of hesitantly but grew more sure of herself as she spoke. "No, I do not agree with him. He is a tyrant, a demon who would take pleasure in killing the innocent little lives that came into this world without a choice." Tulie let out a whimper, thinking of the stories she had heard about the pup battles and worriedly looked back in the direction of Erenyx. "I give my life to those pups that have been born. I will not stand to see such atrocities committed. I will protect them and show them there is more to this life than cruelty and bloodshed. There is love, hope and compassion," Tulie looked back at Teeku, her eyes begging him to understand. "They need me Teeku. It's not their fault they were born to a father such as he. They will be better than him and I hope they are not him as they grow older. I pray they do not." Tulie looked down at her paws, sadness finally making more than an appearance upon the earthy fae. Her body trembled with the thought of that terrible Alpha, of his line continuing on and producing another one just like him.

The Erenyx fae sat there with her companion, a Helidos wolf of all wolves. She was not supposed to like him, he was supposed to be her enemy, but the sweet hearted fae could not help herself. This male had done nothing to her only her pack in the war and wasn't that over with? Yes, it was and now things were as settled as they could be between the two packs. Tulie was loyal to her guardian and reserving judgment on the rest of her pack members before she gave her loyalty out freely to the others. Her alpha she feared and respect only his strength but not him, never him could she be loyal to. The pups were a different matter entirely, they could not defend themselves adequately nor hunt for themselves. They were her charges and she would try to teach them to think with their heads and their hearts. She hoped that they wouldn't follow in their father's paw prints and idolize the monster that would spill the blood of innocent life.

The autay looked into the eyes of her new friend and saw the understanding that she desperately needed. "Thank you Teeku, for understanding. Most of my pack members I doubt would be as understanding as you. Although Tundra might, if she really stopped to look inside herself." Tulie said the last in an offpawed remark. Her heart was big and wanted to weep with joy when there wasn't even a flicker of doubt or judgement in the darker male's eyes. He had scooted himself closer to her side, his turn in giving the young fae support and speaking what his eyes were telling her. His voice continued to spill forth giving her his warning about the brute of an alpha running the dark pack and shuddered. She leaned against him comfortably, both giving and receiving support from the other and he paid her a compliment. If she'd had not fur the blood would have risen to color her face a bright pink in embarrassment; as it was she gave a small smile and looked down shyly. "Why like me? I haven't done anything special, I only sat here listening to you because you seemed to need it. It's better to let grief out than to keep it in you know." She said looking down at her paws rather shyly.

The darker male was different from her pack mates, and for that she was greatful. He wasn't cold or standoffish, but kind and welcoming. The waterfall was in constant motion, gravity pulling it ever onward. She looked up at him as he spoke kindly, her tongue snaking out to wet her nose and she parted her jaws in a friendly smile. "Oh but I must thank you Teeku, besides you and possibly Tundra, I haven't made any friends." she said.

His words continued, and her ears laid back while her eyes returned to look at her paws. "You are right. Not many Erenyx Wolves would have stopped. Instead they probably would have taken it as an opportunity to kill you. I am a good wolf, and I hope to stay that way. But I want to continue it within Erenyx. There has to be a way, I just know there is." she said with a ring of hope in her voice, looking up at the male beside her. It had been a while since she had been this close to another wolf and she found that she rather enjoyed the comfort. The Erenyx pack was not one to show their feelings easily but she was grateful that this male was, even if he was from Helidos and grieving. "How are you feeling now Teeku? Are you better? Because if not I am going to shove you in the water." she said with a playful nip at his shoulder. She had to lighten the mood, and the only way she knew how was to play.