Duskfire Glacier I will be your sword and shield

Exhausted from a day of keeping herself busy, Aqakuktuq was about to call it a night early and find her usual spot to rest. However, Siarut's call sounded from above, echoing throughout the territory and beyond. It was not summoning, but claiming. This is ours, it said. Another voice joined his, and Aqakuktuq couldn't ignore the inner tugs within her to do the same. Tossing her head back and parting her maw, she howled passionately, weary melodic notes parting the air around her and carrying outwards.

It'd been many moons since she'd howled alongside others, since she'd been part of a pack. It was refreshing and comforting, solidifying that she did belong somewhere now. She just hoped that this time, it would last.