Alya goddes of Fertility

Lore

The female had been roaming around for years. Her pack had been moving and she had been lost with them in a blizzard. Her nose had been frozen over and icicles dripping from her fur she had no idea where she was going. The snow had been so cold that she soon collapsed. Her body laying there getting colder and colder.

She thought herself a goner. That was until she noticed a figure off into the distance. A figure that drew closer and closer. She could hear voices. Yelling that someone was over here. She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. Alya felt her body get pulled up and she was being carried somewhere, but her vision grew dark and she had passed out.

Coming too the female looked around. She was in a warm den. Some food placed beside her and some moss as well. She leaned down and drang something and took a few bites if the food. That was until she heard paw steps coming close to her. Jumping she looked at the entrance her ears flattening.

"Who are you. Where am I. What do you want" she spoke her fur starting to bristle, but the male infront of her didn't take her hostility and give it back. Instead he just lowered his head and gave her a gentle smile. His voice spoke up very gentle and soft.

"Calm down there. I am Antares I am the Jarl. The leader of this pack. My Freyja and I found you in the cold here in the mountains" he explained. Her fur began to lie flat as she listened to him speak. "we could not see you perish like that so we brought you to our home. We are the Constellations pack. We strive to help those who need it" she nodded a bit. Starting to understand that the wolf before her was a friend.

"T..thank you. For saving me" she spke up softly. "I..I was traveling with my pack, but then the storm hit" she spoke up. Her head lowering a bit. Her pack had her mate.....her pups.....but now they were gone. Lost forever to the storm. The male sat down. Curling his tail around his paws he frowned a bit.

"That storm was three days ago....I'm sorry, but that trail is long gone" Alya knew that, but it hurt. Not having he family here with her. She nodded in acceptance.

"I know that, just wish I could see my pups again. That's all. But now I don't have a home....what am I going to do?" She asked the male her ice eyes meeting that of his own.

"Well you could stay here. Find a place among us?" He offered. His muzzle shifting to a soft smile. "I know it won't be the same as your own, but we do have pups that could use a protective eye. You will be known as a Frolc, but have a very important role." Alya thought about it. Yes it won't be the same, but she could make sure no one else loses pups like she did.

Make sure they didn't get separated.

"I..I would like that. I would like to stay here with you. That is if you would have me. My name is Alya." Antares nodded.

"Of course you are more then welcome to stay here. It's very nice meeting you Alya. I'll make sure you have your own den to make sure you can watch the pups properly. Now get some rest and feel better. You were rather cold when we found you" he stated as he walked out.

Years passed and Alya was the care taker of the packs pups. Keeping them safe and helping with their training, but oh how she wished she could have her own pup. Though it seemed any female she had touched noses with were able to bare pups quickly. She did not know why this was, and didn't really think about it too much. She just went about her normal days. Hoping that one day she would get to have her own pup.

One summer day while Alya was taking a stroll outside the camp. Still rather close though Incase she was needed. She heard a cry. The cry of a puppy in need. One that wasn't of her pack. Alya ran the to sound and there she found a puppy. This puppy wants like any other she had seen. It was small. So very small and it looked rather cubby. At a glance it didn't look like a wolf at all, but she knew. The scent on this pup was that of a neighboring pack. She was horrified that someone could do something like this, and quickly scooped it up. Alya held the puppy in her mouth as she carried it back to camp. Coming up to Antares she dipped her head.

"Jarl Antares I...I found her all alone with in the territory. S...she needs help. D..do you think the Völva could help?" Antares leaned down and sniffed the young pup. He knew there was nothing they could do. Something was wrong with it.

That's why it was left. The male shook his head. His ears falling back. "I'm sorry Alya dear, but there's nothing Betelgeuse can do. This pup is destined for death, but we can make his time passing easier. Take her back to your den and watch over her" her tail hung low as did her ears and Alya listened to her leader. Taking the pup back to the Frolcs den she curled up again it. Praying to whatever higher power there was to save this small pup from death. To save her little Pudgy girl. It was then that night Alya lost her life to make sure Pudgy lived.

Seasons have passed now, and truth about if this all happened has now faded into a myth. Stories about a wolf who so desperately wanted pups did everything she could to save one that wasn't even her own. She is now looked up to as the Goddess of Fertility.

Perhaps someone else can bare pups with her good graces