Mount Everfall I cannot be tender with this much blood in my mouth

Silaluk did not hesitate to engage with the other. Where Anuniaq was more tentative when approaching strangers — especially in a foreign land — he knew his aunt was a straight-forward woman and would directly confront any who crossed their path. Although the smaller wolf was not much of a threat, the boy hung back, ready to lurch into action if needed, as Silaluk approached the other.

When her yellow gaze fell to him, Anuniaq drifted forwards, pleased with her submissive posture. His own nose wiggled as he tested her scents, varied as they were. He paused for a moment before suddenly leaping to place his paws upon her scruff, attempting to force her to the ground in a show of dominance. Silaluk was the alpha of the duo, that he knew, but the boy was keen to assert his own authority among the strangers in this land.