The Wolves of the Grey Hills

Posted on Fri Feb 28th, 2020 @ 1:40am by Commodore Siaxx "Bluemoon" Dvald-Vaxx MD

Mission: Mission 29: Songs Around the Campfire
Location: Planet Surface - Yeneer G1
Timeline: 0810Hrs - February 25th, 2391 - Time Dilation: 19 Months, 1 Week, 1 Day

Siaxx Dvald sighed softly as she finished a fruit that Greywolf had given her, it had taken a week for her to heal from her various wounds and after eight days, she was sure that the rest of her companions had written her off as food for the jungle predators.

"It'll be okay." she said to Greywolf who was shadowing her.

Greywolf was skeptic, as the feline entities of this camp were the dominate ones in Siaxx's pack. Or so he assumed.

"You'll be able to meet my people... such as they are." Siaxx responded before they emerged from the treeline as Rachael was busy sharpening a stake. "Siaxx?" the teenager inquired.

Rachael noticed a massive being with her. "Teval. Hakaya." she called. "Siaxx is back.."

Teval came over, holding his rifle loosely, saying, "So I guess the reports of your death really have been exaggerated, either that or your a ghost."

"Yeah." Siaxx answered. "Guys... this is Greywolf, my rescuer." she indicated the massive being who was next to the tree line, right before Rachael gave the small Bolian a hug. "That scared the crap out of me..." the teen responded. "The bird was chasing me remember?" Siaxx answered, she turned to Teval. "Anything else go wrong while I was away?"

Teval shook his head, "No not particularly."

At that point Aerin came over, and spotted Greywolf. Initially he thought that the canine was a Suoso Terar, a member of the vorm family from their own galaxy, but then Aerin quickly realized that Greywolf was much too large for the species.

Siaxx nodded her head. "Okay... " she turned to Greywolf who was nearby. "You coming?" she inquired in a passable version of his language, before turning back to Rachael and company. "He can't speak our language so while he was tending to me, I was teaching him our language."

Greywolf nodded and stepped skeptically closer. His ears went back as he was unsure of what to expect.

Siaxx turned to Greywolf as she told him that it was safe to approach, he wouldn't be harmed as these were her friends as she did the introductions as best as she could, she indicated Teval and Hayaka, then Aerin and Karryn, then lastly Rachael.

Greywolf sniffed the air and took in the various pheromones and hormones that marked the individual distinctively. Once he had, he pointed back to the pile of skins, and bowls of dried fruits. Then Greywolf pointed to the group to indicate that pile was theirs.

Rachael instantly understood what he was saying. "Thank you." she responded.

Siaxx meanwhile was chatting with Greywolf in his language, it was broken and clipped but it was passable.

When Greywolf saw Teval, he bowed his head in subservience to the Kurokuri.

Teval merely blinked in confusion, and looked at him curiously, unsure as to what to make of it.

Siaxx took a moment to explain. "He's showing you respect as you're the guy in charge here." she explained. "He's a guest here... and those... are for us." she indicated the large consignment of supplies nearby.

Teval raised one ear curiously, commenting, "I wasn't aware that I was really in charge here, I was under the impression that we all shared responsibility, but O.K."

Greywolf gave them a respectful nod before he walked out of the cave. He had done what he needed to do.

Siaxx watched him carefully before she said something in his native language which from what he had taught her meant. "Thank you."