12-28-2018, 12:11 AM
the taigan
It wasn't strange for their forest to whisper the approach of newcomers, a multitude of scents carried his way. His head turned to the direction, ice-blue eyes sharp and alert, and immediately made his way to greet them at the border. For as long as he had lived here, the Taigans were selective on who was allowed to join them. It wasn't unusual for a a visit to end before it began.If they were not suitable, they did not enter.
Simple as that, and the Taigans had never asked for much.
As he slipped from the shadows of his home, each one caressing his wolven winter coat in familiarity, he joined the young group with purposeful solid steps. The girl held most of his attention. Her antlers reminded him of his daughter and granddaughter, and his eyes slid down to check for the familiar cloven hooves. He found none. His eyes raised again, surveying the young boys at her side, one clearly older than the other and the girl.
"Welcome to the Taiga," his voice rolled like gentle thunder. His calculated stare settled on the older male, forest green with his own set of horns. Those two could fit well among the wild hearts of the Taiga, and the other perhaps among his daughters of fire with his flaming hair and mismatched eyes, each one simmering with its own hungry inferno embedded within.
"I am Ruan." He glanced over them once more, not finding any illness or injuries, before once again settling on the eldest. "Have you come seeking the Taigans' protection?" Surely it was still known that they were a fierce people, faithful to each other and their loved ones, and anyone that joined them became family with the same protection extended to them. They were not all fighters, but they were all kept safe and loved.
Perhaps his adopted cervine daughter had sent friends to be in his care. Why else would a group of children and an adult show up to the home of the lost boys and girls.
