“Aye, the moon is on full strength, isn’t it?” He covered his mouth as he yawned, not out of boredom but more so out of fatigue. “Due to experience and age, I can still hear its call, but I’m not bound by the moon, Liz.” His blood didn’t quite feel like it was on fire but he was sure that she wasn’t going to lighten up on this subject. Especially with the pet name she called him, which made the older lycan narrow his eyes at her. “I can promise you that I can easily keep up with you. I think I’ve proven that time and time again.”
 
She was certainly feisty tonight, which he guessed was due to the moon above them. “Of course the little snitches would help you. Toys or candy?” When it came to his brother and sister-in-law, Krystopher shrugged it off. “When you’ve known my brother for as long as I have, it's easy to ignore him. Not sure if the same can be said about his wife, but then again I am friends with her older sister. If she gets too rowdy, then I’ll ask for Angela’s help.” He wasn’t too bothered by their “ideas” since he was sure that they weren’t the only ones that were starting to think that. Two single wolves that spent a lot of time together was sure to gather unwanted attention.
 
Again she sought to stoke the flames and he gave her a sour look. Moving up towards her, he stood over the woman and cross his arms, “Lookie here, younglin’, I can keep up with the best of then even now. I’m probably better now than I was in my so-called prime.” To prove his point, he took her hand and followed her along.

“Just because you aren’t bound doesn’t mean it’s not beautiful to look at Krys,” she in all honesty just liked the moon on nights like this. Her blood did call towards it but not in a way she was forced to shift. “Besides you need to see the moon in the desert. There’s not a damn sight like it in all of Revaliir.” She would have known, she had been wandering for a while now.

“Candy and I told them if someone asked that Toya gave it to them. Which isn’t a lie, she had given them candy earlier today.” She honestly wanted a little revenge on the two of them and making the twins have a sugar high was just enough punishment in her eyes. “Should see what my mother does to her when she’s had enough. It’s absolutely terrifying.” She chuckled.

She gave him a grin. “Oh Krystopher you have my paws shaking in utter fear,” there was a snort of laughter from him as she pulled him along. “Big bad alpha trying to keep up with the little ones.” She was giggling all the way to the edge of the now quiet city. The jungle outside of the city was full of natural noises however and it made her feel more at home.

She didn’t bother to shift or suggest it until they got to the edge and she stopped. She pointed up at the sky. “Look at how big it is here in the open. Don’t know why it looks so different here… Maybe it’s the enchantment on this place but it is my favorite sight.”

“Yeah yeah, if you say so”, he shrugged in teasing her. He guess that a run would be alright to contend with. She seemed to have her heart set out for it. Even though he had seen the moon at its peaks for months now, he suppose that it would be different from glancing out of the window. “Personally like watching it across the sea myself, but I guess since you are whining about it, we can go”, he said, chuckling to himself.
 
He wasn’t surprised that she gave them treats. The last thing they needed was more candy, something that their grandmother had already indulged in. “Nice planning, save for one thing. Part of Blaine’s…profession was to collect information. A pair of eight year olds are only going to get so far before he learns and then you think their teasing is bad now?” It was going to get worse once they figured out it was her that did it and combine it with his disappearance. They would never hear the end of it as it would suggest what they were already saying.
 
“And the little wolf is trying to be brave, I see”, he said with a cocked eyebrow. “Well, I’m not your alpha, so you have nothing to worry about anyway.” He followed her away from the city and towards the jungle he was becoming accustomed to. It was nice and quiet but then lively with the surrounding nature. He noticed that she hadn’t shifted yet, which was odd but he kept his tongue. His blue eyes looked up along with her finger pointing to the moon. “Aye, indeed. It is quite beautiful.”, he agreed with her. “It might be because of that. Been waiting a while for it?”

Just like when they were wolves she reached up and nipped at his cheek. “That’s all a part of the fun, isn’t it? Seeing how long it takes him to get it out of the children.” It was just a big game and she winked at him so he would know that she was indeed playing a giant game with Toya and Blaine. “I don’t have to live with it.” She chuckled. “Also giving the kids candy before their bedtime was sort of enjoyable payback. I hugged them so Blaine would be able to smell me on them.” She waved her hand.

Liz gave him an interesting look and smiled at him. “I’m my own alphas and alphas tend to compete don’t they.” She teased him softly. She bumped him with her hips lightly in play and chuckled a bit more before they got to the desert. “Yes, the desert full moon thanks to the enchantment is my favorite sight.”

After a few moments, she began to strip down so she could shift. There was a look on her face before she started to throw her clothing at his face. “Come on Old Man. We’re out here to run not to star gaze all night. You would never forgive me if I woke you up just for that.” She said as her shirt hit his face and hung from his nose.

At first Krys was curious as to what Liz was up to as she moved over towards him. After she nipped him, he turned away and rolled his eyes in fun. "If you are a glutton for punishment may be. I have no doubt that he'll pry it out of them at some point or another and then we'll get the blunt end of the deal." It didn't bother him much though since he was used to the banter with his brother and Toya would likely find it funny. "Seemed to be bothered by their words, enough to want some payback, no?" He slightly laughed at it but didn't mean anything by it. Her determination was admirable though, if not troublesome. Krystopher really didn't have anything against her plan, in fact a part of him wanted to see what would come from it.

"Perhaps, though in the hierarchy the alpha male is the most dominate. But given what I've heard from here, females are more so the heads of this place, so I guess competition between alphas will occur regardless." It was a weird concept, if not just because he was used to the ways he grew up with. Liz sure was mouthy tonight, more so than usual. He followed along as they made their way to the desert. 

Krys was enthralled with the sight that it wasn't until he found her tossing her clothes right at him. Bring up his arms, he attempted to catch whatever cloth she threw but her words distracted him enough for her shirt to hit him. "Hey! I'm not that much older than you…" He pulled her shirt away from him for a moment, only to hesitate and breath it in deeply to gather her scent just in case she wanted to jump off of trees and surprise him again. He dropped her clothes and quick whipped off his shirt and tossed it at her. Soon his trousers were off and were thrown at her as well. "Two can play that game, remember that", he chuckled as he poked her side. 

“It’s boring if there isn’t any family fun Krystopher. It may get annoying but at least I gave them a reason to talk shit now.” She gave him a smirk and knew that in a lot of ways it would be a lot more fun this way. Kept life from being boring.

“Here in Arri it is a bit different but still I am not part of your pack. If anything I am a lone wolf who can be just as dominate as you are.” Sure she was more mouthy but it was partially due to how excited she was. She was a ton more playful tonight thanks to the positive energy she was soaking in from the moon.

The half lycan threw her clothes at him and watched as he attempted to save himself from her clothes. “Oh really? You certainly move like you are older than me.” She gave him a playful grin before he started to throw his clothes back at her. She caught his trousers and laughed. “Did I strike a nerve Old Man?” She poked at his side just as playfully before shifting and taking off into the tropical woods near by.

“Come on Krys keep up.” Her voice resonated towards him as not to give away her location. She was crouching under a bush waiting for him to come by her so she could tackle him and nip. Hopefully, her plan would go according. If not, at least it would fun and they could bathe in the moonlight of the sisters.

“Easy for you to say, you don’t have the world’s most hard headed brother to deal with”, he retorted with a small smile. “When we butt heads, we go all out. The last time we had a full on fight, we nearly ended up killing each other, and I’m serious. It happened at a tavern and if it wasn’t for…Moliira, we’d both be dead.” It was a gruesome fight between the brothers when they shifted into their wolf forms and shred each other into nearly nothing. “His wife may be the most suited for him since she’s apparently the world’s most hard headed sister-in-law.” If Liz wanted to deal with it then so be it. Then again, it sounded like she had done so in the past anyway.

“Mayhaps, but still, age and experience would put me ahead.” In saying that, Krys caught on that he left himself wide open to more of her jokes. For some reason, he didn’t put too much care into it and besides that he could always get her back before the night was over. But since she wanted to throw clothes at him, it only seemed fair that he returned the favor and tossed his own at her. “Keep it up, little girl. I have a feeling that you aren’t that much younger than me though. I asked Toya a bit about that.” He shifted right after she did and pursued her through the woods. He had her scent memorized from their many runs together, so tracking her would be less of a pain in the butt for him, but she was a crafty one. He heard her words but soon lost sight of her.

“Terrific…”

His running slowed down to trotting with care as he kept his ears up and open, listening for the smallest of sounds. Lowering his head, he sniffed at the ground as he attempted to follow her scent while crouching low to blend in better with the darkness.

Where are you, Liz?

“Blaine got a taste of his own medicine when he married her.” Liz gave him a smile and knew that from the way he said Moliira’s name that it hurt him a bit. “I suppose that’s why he got a bit more docile in his old age.” She was poking fun at them again.

There was a smile on her face. “While my body is the same age as Toya’s almost, maybe five years younger. My soul is fifteen years younger. I told you I aged physically during my first shift. So I’m at least maybe twenty years younger than you…” They were off after that. He heard her words and she, in turn, heard his.

She moved stealthily as not to cause a sound. Hunting by herself taught her a great many things. One of thing was to be a silent and deadly killer. Though in this case, she was a silent and playful partner as she launched herself at him. Her small white form collided with his much larger form. “I’m right here Krys.” She nipped at his ears playfully. “Thought you would have an easier time finding me this time,” she said it almost disappointed as she nipped at him once more.

He didn’t consider that his brother put up with his wife out of being docile. It seemed more so like he simply let the chaos that Toya brings run amok rather than trying to quell it. Why fight a wildfire when you can simply pick and choose which fights to take without completely tiring yourself out? “I guess. He used to be very hotheaded but I think that having a family and wanting to protect them beyond all else seemed to mellow him out. Didn’t think I’d see the day where he matured, at least not until after his firstborn came.” He tried not to think too much of his last lover, that was something that wouldn’t go away fully.

“Sounds like you are still a child in this world. That explains quite a lot… You might be younger than Toya, but you’ll still a pain in the ass like her it seems.“ Krys groaned to himself as he thought more about it, but unlike his sister-in-law, he had to worry about Liz popping out of nowhere during the late hours and harassing him to go on runs when he wanted to sleep.

The black wolf trended carefully about and prepared himself for her attack. Once she had, he dug his nails into the soft dirt and absorbed the blow. He kept his composure as she played about and waited for her guard to drop before he went and pounced quickly for someone of his size. “Sometimes it’s smart to let the prey come to them, little wolf” Krys shook his body and approached her more closer, his eyes softly narrowed, “Besides, your scent is easy for me to track from all of our runs the last few weeks or so. All I had to do was just play along and wait for you to get too comfortable.”  

“Runs in the family.” It came off a bit hard but there was a rather sad tone to her. “It’s just been a while since I could be around someone I enjoyed is all.” Even before Coriko’s death, she hadn’t been very social. It had been why Coriko’s death had hit her as hard as it had, she only had him and no one else to hold her up. She had forgotten the bonds of family and friends. It was tough to put those pieces together. “You for whatever reason make me feel alive.” Perhaps it was their wolf spirits calling or she just liked his presence. It didn’t cross her mind any further as she took off into the woods.

He had waited for her and it wasn’t something completely unexpected. Normally she would have been more careful but they were just playing. His pounce on her was a good one as she wiggled free from his large form. “I figured,” she circled as he approached closer to her.

“I was expecting you to learn. It makes the game more fun.” She gently pawed at him before rubbing up on his side. “Let’s go.” She gently licked his face before she trotted off towards their clothes. She took hers into her mouth before going towards the lake. Laying by the water she watched the reflection of the clock and moons high above them. “Do I bother you Krys?” She laid her head down onto her paws as her amber eyes looked over at him.