Morningside Cuesta we'll make a home from the ruins

Khoe looked over her shoulder and saw the approaching femme, making her change from her previous, anxious posture, to a more neutral one. She had no real authority over anyone in the pack, but the fact that she was the mother of the alpha's young gave her some sort of standing in her mind.

She waited for the new wolf to come near enough for them to be in earshot of one another, then gave a low bark as she turned face-to-face. Being as small as she was, Khoe knew that she had to depend on deception to give off the air that she wanted; when it came down to it, her only defenses were speed and Grayday. Who are you? she asked, much colder than she might have months before. She had young to protect now, and thus had to harden herself to protect them.