INTERLUDE II: Addendums & Emails
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Addendums & Emails
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Daniel had spoken simply, but the circumstances he'd shared of his past were anything but. To put it succinctly, he was called the Mad Wolven King because he was a little bit mad. To explain this, he had started from the very beginning, with his father's death, and the first catalyst in a long series of causes and effects that damaged the stability of his Spirit.
When his family bond with his father, the second and most solid bond, had been forcibly severed, the damage to the little pup had been extensive, but manageable. Had he been able to properly heal and maintain that wound to his own soul, he would be fine today. Unfortunately, he'd refused to form any other bonds until he was forced to in order to be eligible to inherit the kingdom. This happened right after he'd shifted for the first time, and soon after that he'd met Svetlana.
The king didn't speak much about the relationship, only enough to say that their bond has been broken within the year, and the results were catastrophic. Daniel had broken every bond except the maternal one he'd formed within his own soul, and Pluto had attempted to flee. A wolf spirit left without a host nor a pack would go feral even faster than a low-ranking rogue, and Daniel's had not taken much time to do the same. Left alone in the mountains, the king was close to death, and only his mother's safety kept him from accepting it. If he died, he knew she would have no one left.
While searching for his lost Spirit, Daniel met the mountain king; his friend who lived across the border. As was normal at the time, the 'bear was territorial, but refused to fight the other male without Pluto attached. For the sake of a fair and honourable battle, his then enemy had introduced Daniel to an old witch who had great power. This witch was able to re-seat any shifter's spirit, willing or not. Now their only problem was finding said Spirit.
The werebear surprisingly remained by the 'wolf king's side, as an escort across the Tundra and an aide in calming Pluto. They spent many days telling across the snow and ice, and during this time became closer and developed a mutual respect that lasted until this day. They never were able to spar, though. When they finally found Daniel's Spirit, everything fell apart.
The mountain king used his innate ability to Command any and all species to try and bring Pluto back to sanity, but they weren't fully able to do so. Either the journey had weakened him, or his aura has never been stronger than Daniel's in the first place. Dragging the Spirit back to the mountain was harrowing, and took all of their combined strength and stamina. The witch was forced to re-bind Pluto in this half-wild state, and Daniel had been weak.
Pluto had sprang forth, killed the witch, and seriously injured their new friend, before taking off back into the Tundra. After wandering for a long while, he'd had the fortunate first meeting with Mirella. The young witch had heard his voice calling, muffled as it had been beneath Pluto's racing thoughts and emotions. At the time, she had yet to fully manifest her power, and so a distant cousin had been the one to call Daniel back to humanity for the first time.
He'd thanked them profusely, though mentally, and then ran back home to attend to his friend. However, unbeknownst to Daniel, it had been months since they'd seen each other, and the 'bear was doing perfectly well. Much better than Daniel, who hadn't been able let a word pass his lips since returning to his skin. Regardless of their now-silent friendship, they reconciled, made plans to connect their pack and sloth houses, and put a pin in that now friendly spar. Daniel's newest friend helped him return home. Things were mostly fine, until they weren't. Upon re-establishing his pack bonds, Pluto flew off the handle again.
This time, He accepted the bonds, but they were tender and painful, having been broken and rearranged and left drifting with frayed edges for so long. He had raged and rampaged, but this time no one was hurt, thanks to his newly reinstated pack.
They confined the king within the mountain and once again reached out to the Eastern covens. When they discovered that Daniel was still unable to control Pluto, the witches debated whether to send that cousin to the mountains with the king, but Mirella soon grew into her magic, showed more promise, and was sent instead.
Nowadays, after some astral therapy - as well as just plain therapy to regain the ability to speak aloud, Daniel and Pluto were doing much better, but thing were still tense. Their symbiotic relationship relied on Daniel making concessions and Pluto making his intentions clear so that he could be stopped by Mirella's power.
Daniel could be forced to return to a humanoid form, but Pluto could not be tamed by any that were at a lower rank, which meant they could not turn to any other wolf shifter. And while that higher Alpha surely could have existed within the sloths, there were no werebears other than his friend who would be willing to help.
All of this, he told Thalia in a matter-of-fact manner, remaining so steady and calm that he may as well have been recounting some other person's story. The only thing that gave him away was the slightest of tremors in his deep breaths, as though it was a struggle to muster up the will to keep speaking. Thalia was thankful for her ears in a way she'd never been, now that she could even hear him holding his breath while waiting for her to stay something.
Rather than make him talk anymore, Thalia rose and padded to the panel on near-silent feet. When she opened the passage between them, the king merely leaned back until his back touched her legs, avoiding looking at the expression on her face. Knowing that he could feel her emotions anyway, Thalia quietly put her hands on his shoulders, keeping contact as she bent towards his bowed head. Before she could change her own mind, she placed a chaste kiss on his snowy hair, and then knelt and slid her arms around his neck. "I'm sorry that that happened to you."
The small comfort she could provide by pressing an embrace into his back was hopefully bigger than her body, and in Thalia's mind that was the most she could ask for. For Daniel, the impact was monumental. For the first time, his queen had kissed him, touched him, and tried to reassure him in the same breath. He gently but firmly grasped her arms in a return hug facsimile. Things will be okay, he thought. Everything will work out.
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To: ACarter@NBCosmetics.sku
From: TWeißK@PureVixenSW.sku
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Good Evening Skulk Luna,
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I hope this email finds you well. I am writing in regards to the upcoming mating ceremony of Beta Pritchard and Mssr. Montfort. It will take place in a few months, just before the New Day. Perhaps you may find the time to attend, so as to visit with your extended family members that live in the Moonstone Kingdom. I am aware that this will be quite close to your due date, so please do not feel pressured to attend, but please let me know if any accommodation needs making and it will be done.
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That business aside, please do let me know how things are going with the separation of assets between our two businesses. I am so glad to see you finally able to leave the nest where NB grew up. If there's anything you need from my end to lubricate the process, please feel free to call or text and I'm sure I'll comply. Otherwise, the last of the forms on my end have all the signatures they need, and I will be changing emails once we're all finished. If there is anything urgent, please feel free to call me or request my personal email through the usual channels.
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Regards,
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Luna Thalia Weiß-Sky Jackson
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To: EIWeiß@ITSkulk.sku
From: ThaliaWSJ@NStarSapph.pak
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-Hey Mum/Pop,
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-Here's my new personal email address. I haven't been able to switch my phone or work email, yet, so if you were holding off on contacting me, you don't have to now.
-I can still get calls and texts to my old numbers for the next few weeks. Things are going great, so I'd love to talk with you both whenever you're free!
-(I know that phones work both ways, but I don't want to disturb your work)
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-Much love,
-Thalia
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