Post by Pavane on Aug 16, 2011 13:52:44 GMT -5
From the barricade to the back of the hole: forty-six paces.
Across at the widest point: thirty-four paces.
Along the barricade: twenty-five paces. But some of the logs have pointy twigs sticking out, so he can't get right up against them to measure.
The furthest direct sunlight reaches through the chinks in the wall: twelve and a half paces. Ikuna has scratched a mark in the earth there.
Captives: Two. One wolf, one cougar.
Villains: Three. One flies. One stinks. One clawed him.
They haven't let him out since he got here.
Every so often, one of the logs is lifted away, and they drop in something to eat. Fish, mostly. He's been making sure Kachina eats, and that there's always some buried for later.
The barricade is a problem. Late at night, when there's no sound from outside, he's tried rearing up on his hindpaws and pushing at the logs. They're too heavy. Even if he could move them, he can't do it quietly. Those bad creatures are still outside. He can always hear at least one of them breathing, if he presses his ear to a gap and listens. Even in the dark night, there's a guard.
He can see the traces of where the other wolf tried digging. It was a good try. But it wasn't good enough. That way won't work either.
He's tried being strong and proud like Alpha. But the logs won't move.
He's tried being smart and kind like Beta. But he can't find a clever answer.
These days, he's feeling more like scared little Omega.
He can't let himself give in. There will be a way out. Even when he feels like Omega inside, he makes himself pretend otherwise. He can't convince himself to be proud Alpha. Alpha would just charge out of here and bite anyone who tried to stop him. Ikuna can't do that.
He pretends to be Beta. She's clever. If she was here, she'd be thinking up some plan to escape. She'd be sorry for getting tricked, which he definitely is, but she wouldn't ever give up. She'd be kind to her fellow captive, and keep on thinking until she found a way for them to escape.
So that's just what Ikuna will do.
Across at the widest point: thirty-four paces.
Along the barricade: twenty-five paces. But some of the logs have pointy twigs sticking out, so he can't get right up against them to measure.
The furthest direct sunlight reaches through the chinks in the wall: twelve and a half paces. Ikuna has scratched a mark in the earth there.
Captives: Two. One wolf, one cougar.
Villains: Three. One flies. One stinks. One clawed him.
They haven't let him out since he got here.
Every so often, one of the logs is lifted away, and they drop in something to eat. Fish, mostly. He's been making sure Kachina eats, and that there's always some buried for later.
The barricade is a problem. Late at night, when there's no sound from outside, he's tried rearing up on his hindpaws and pushing at the logs. They're too heavy. Even if he could move them, he can't do it quietly. Those bad creatures are still outside. He can always hear at least one of them breathing, if he presses his ear to a gap and listens. Even in the dark night, there's a guard.
He can see the traces of where the other wolf tried digging. It was a good try. But it wasn't good enough. That way won't work either.
He's tried being strong and proud like Alpha. But the logs won't move.
He's tried being smart and kind like Beta. But he can't find a clever answer.
These days, he's feeling more like scared little Omega.
He can't let himself give in. There will be a way out. Even when he feels like Omega inside, he makes himself pretend otherwise. He can't convince himself to be proud Alpha. Alpha would just charge out of here and bite anyone who tried to stop him. Ikuna can't do that.
He pretends to be Beta. She's clever. If she was here, she'd be thinking up some plan to escape. She'd be sorry for getting tricked, which he definitely is, but she wouldn't ever give up. She'd be kind to her fellow captive, and keep on thinking until she found a way for them to escape.
So that's just what Ikuna will do.