Blacktail Deer Plateau One of Us

The call from the borders halted Kavik's evening patrol. The howl didn't sound distressed but requested his and his mate's presence, so he turned and quickly headed in the direction of the sound. Night was the alpha's favorite time of day to patrol, as he all but disappeared in the shadows as he moved silently through the trees. 

As he grew closer to where Minori waited, he picked up the scent of a stranger. Had his packmate's scent not been so fresh as to suggest that thy might be here together, he would have grown hostile at finding an unknown scent so close to the borders. When he finally reached the dark-clad female, he nodded and said, Minori. He then moved his emerald gaze to the speckled-faced male and silently greeted him with another nod. Moving his eyes back to Minori, he asked, Who is this? his tone stern but not unfriendly. He figured the most likely scenario was that the new wolf was a recruit of hers, and although he wanted to remain alert, he didn't want to be impolite.