Bearclaw Valley A Feast for All!

Kove had watched as his daughter and son headed off, but had thought nothing of it. To him, it was better to let the children handle the issue amongst themselves, rather than the adults getting involved and taking sides. Of course, there was always a point in which an adult would need to step in, but it hadn't yet reached that point when Scarlett intervened. Sure, Desna had been bitten, blood had been drawn, but it was only a flesh wound. Nanook was angry, and rightfully so, and so she'd acted on that. He believed there to be nothing wrong with that, either. It reminded him of a time in which he and his siblings were hanging around with their cousin, Yakone, and her siblings. They were all still quite young, and the girl had done something to offend one of the other children. When the other retaliated, they were left to do their own thing, and his cousin had ended up with a wound that eventually became a scar. The adults around had stepped in once they'd realized how deep the wound was, and that the other child possessed no intention of letting up on her. With Desna, however, it was nothing more than a flesh wound. Her cries had been loud, but she had needed to be taught not to steal the food of another. If she were to do something like that when older and allowed to leave the valley, chances are she'd be attacked, or possibly even killed. The idea of that happening was not one he liked, and so he thought the other children correcting her was definitely the better option.

Pulling himself up to his feet, Kove made his way over to the others, looking between the children as he approached. He'd heard what his son had said, and had sent him a sharp look, which caused the defiant look in the boy's gaze to falter. A trace of confusion seemed to take the place of the defiance that had fallen away, and only then did the elder turn to look at Scarlett. He would speak with the boy later, explain things to him and correct him, but not in the presence of the whole pack. It was a matter to be taken care of in private, unless, of course, if it were to escalate even further. "I think you should've waited to step in," he voiced, sharing his opinion in a calm manner. He could not force her to view things his way, and would not even attempt to, but he did want her to understand where he stood on the matter. "She needed to be corrected, and they may have succeeded in doing so. Think of when they're older, Scarlett. You know the type of danger she could be put in if she were to steal food outside of the valley, and I don't think words alone could have gotten that danger across to her. She needed this." All the while, he kept his voice even and tone calm, not aiming to start anything.