Request to Join the Pack

Fire did everything right. She appealed to Saena's ego almost instantaneously by rolling onto her back. The alpha female did step forward at this point to better pick up the scents that emanated from Fire's coat, but since the other female was already doing everything correctly, Saena didn't feel the need for an overbearing display of dominance. She stepped back respectfully enough when the woman rolled onto her stomach, and she was pleased when Fire stayed on the ground. Her story was surely a sad one, though Saena fixated primarily on her status as former alpha and whether she should feel threatened by it or not.

Nochtli's arrival was right around this time, and the alpha took a grateful step closer to the tracker. Fire addressed Nochtli now with what Saena first thought to be her promise to the pack, but it soon became clear Fire was listing Nochtli's traits. While that was pretty weird for a lone wolf to comment on those above her, she had yet to do anything truly dissatisfactory. Still, she had yet to say anythinf really promising either.

"What can you bring to a pack, Fire?" Saena prompted. She was much more interested in what Fire was capable of than where she'd come from or what she'd been before. Phoenix Maplewood was all about new beginnings, so it made little sense to hold a wolf's past as an indication of their character.