Porcupine Ridge Bought my fate straight from hell

In contrast to his companions, the beta didn't possess extreme speed as one of his strengths. He was perhaps a little above average in that department and a little below average in other departments, but he didn't excel at it like Vuk and Anwyl did, so they outstripped him fairly quickly. The wolf was unperturbed by this, however, and any discouragement he might have felt was instead channeled into competitiveness. It was rare for negativity to hamper him, and even when it did, it wasn't on so much of an emotional level as an instinctual one.

The tawny male's ears pricked as Anwyl changed his course and sped around a tree, no doubt followed quickly by their female companion. He surged forward as well, but as predicted by the yearling man, he was not agile enough to make the tight turn. His paws lost purchase on the ground and he skidded, maintaining his footing just barely, and fell short of the turn completely.