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now we are free - Pavlos - 5/5/2026
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Freed from the shackles of the arena, Pavlos had been a free man.
But he had never known a freedom like this…
He was used to being surrounded by others; be it the cold palace staff that coddled him as a whelp, or the cutthroat gladiators that molded him into a man. It was always loud, chaotic, violent… But now it was…
Quiet.
He didn’t dislike it.
It was different. Suddenly, he wasn’t distracted, and could admire the rising sun as it bathed the land in golden hues. He never felt the wind so strongly before, rustling the grass around him and the mane on his neck. It whispered gently into his ears, tickled his whiskers.
Standing in the midst of the field, he closed his eyes and soaked it in. This was freedom.
But it was missing something. Someone. His heart ached, but he soothed it with the hope that his love was out there somewhere. In his mind’s eye, he pictured her in this place, frolicking through the fields, bathed in golden sunlight. Thriving. Happy.
If — no, when he finds her, he’ll show her this place. She would love it.
RE: now we are free - Blackbeard - 5/5/2026
The dream and aftermath had been terrifying. One mistake and he would die. The chained wolf had many trying to free him - Blackbeard had never seen so many wolves in one place before! With their success he'd been thrown out of the strange place and right back into Mythris.
To Blackbeard, it had just been another job. Another way to throw his life away for someone else, to better the lives of those who come after. If the world ended from the cold, drab way it had been before, the future generations would never get to see it.
He recalls potentially seeing a pregnant face or two, there. If the enemy had won, those children would not live. Luckily it seems they'd succeeded, and Blackbeard had come out of the other side with only a wound to the face to say for it. Along with a... Strange side effect. He'd noticed it while having a meal, his saliva seemingly now glowing in a shade of blue!
Blackbeard panicked at first, thinking his death was soon to come. Only now, having traveled considerably, he lives. He'd thus written it off as a random side effect with no damage taking place. Something to worry about only after sickness comes from it.
He walks through the meadow, its nice. Being able to feel warm again. He hopes it lasts. He nearly runs into the stranger in his thoughts. Stumbling to a halt before the dark wolf, Blackbeard feels startled.
Ah, apologies.He says, feeling flustered.
RE: now we are free - Pavlos - 5/5/2026
His eyes snapped open as someone bumped into him.
In that brief moment of startle, he was back in the arena, tensing his muscles and grounding his feet as if to prepare himself for a fight. Someone is taking advantage of my blindness, he thought, and before he could school himself, he was curling his lip back to show his teeth in defense.
A sharp growl even ripped out of his throat.
Then he realized he wasn’t really being attacked. Despite his size, the stranger seemed sheepish and even a bit timid. Pavlos quickly made himself relax, hoping he didn’t offend him.
Oh! No, I apologize,he cleared his throat, awkwardly,
I thought you were… Nevermind.
RE: now we are free - Blackbeard - 5/5/2026
Blackbeard's neck fur stands on end as the other wolf growls at him. His teeth snap back at the stranger - not aiming to hit anything, just to startle enough to pause the attack. His heart races underneath his fur, years of training coming back to him in an instant.
As soon as the scuffle begins, it ends. Blackbeard's fur does not go back down.
If this had been one of Blackbeard's squad, he would have snapped about letting instinct take over the brain. Attacking your squadmate is a surefire way to get yourself discharged.
Blackbeard no longer has hands, nor a gun - and this is a different situation entirely.
It's fine.he replies, though it sounds forced.
Are you looking for someone?
The stranger probably just thought Blackbeard was an enemy. Still, he will ask to be nice and try to dissolve the tension.
RE: now we are free - Pavlos - 5/5/2026
Pavlos felt his heart slam against his ribcage; whew, that could’ve been ugly. He still felt wired up, so he shook out his pelt, and thus any remaining tension left in his body. He swiped his tongue over his nose, now trembling slightly with the release of adrenaline — how long was it going to take him to unlearn being a weapon?
When the stranger asked him if he was looking for someone, his ears perked forward as an opportunity presented itself.
Uh, yeah, actually… Have you seen a woman around here recently?he questioned, ever so slightly leaning in with hope,
Blonde and gray fur, brown eyes?