As always Arric had been up bright and early. So with energy born from being up with the sun he headed towards a howl. A thin rangey fellow stood there waiting. An air of waiting and yet he smellwd familiar. He had called for Eshe, and Arric should have let her or Akavir answer, but he was closer.
Blue eyed gaze took him in. Sharp and assessing. A muzzle down in greeting.
Hello. You've approached Swiftcurrent.
Arric felt like smirking, but he didn't. He saw the subtle shift to make himself bigger. It wasn't very easy to make yourself bigger than Arric. He was a pretty large guy.
Arric nodded his head.
@Eshe is here. Yes. What is it you need with her? I can't let just anyone pass on through.
Once upon a time he would have let him in without a word. But the curses and the witch and everything else, made him more wary.
I can call for her.
Eshe had to do a double-take when she first heard his voice, as she thought she was imagining things. “No,” she tried to rationalize. “There’s no way …” But if there was a way, she’d happily take it. Curious, she slunk through the territory and towards the border with baited breath.
Her suspicions were soon confirmed; he stood in the distance, talking with Arric.
She couldn’t remember the last time she’d seen Slaney—probably when he went out on his own. But, honestly, that didn’t matter. He was here, and so was she!
“SLANEY!” She called, bolting through the woods and past the beta. “IT’S YOU!” Then, without hesitation, she threw herself at him and tried to pull him into a hug. What was he doing here?!
Arri had every right to ask this wolf who he was. He was the beta here. And he already found a distaste for him. Arric was about to say something back when Eshe showed up.
He blinked and then shifted and began to walk away. Eshe could handle it from here. She knew the rules and to call him or Akavir before she let anyone in.
"It’s been so long,” she mumbled into his fur, holding on to him as long as he’d allow. “I’m good,“ no, honestly, she was doing great, “I joined this pack, Swiftcurrent Creek, not too long ago, and I’m all settled in—got a garden going, too!” She pulled back to look up at his face. “I’ve got some fruit fermenting, too,” she wiggled his eyebrows, hoping to entice him to have a drink with her. It wasn’t strong, but it was just enough to give them a little buzz.
As Arric turned to began to walk away, Eshe took a step back from Slaney and watched for a moment. “Hey … Arric,” she called, hoping to catch him before he got too far. “Do you mind if I show my brother around?” She was unaware of what had happened before she arrived. ”We’ll behave ourselves,” she promised.
[ooc]Requesting a quick cameo if you have time,
@Akavir![/b]
She nodded, understanding her brother’s desire to leave the Frosthawks.
”I get it—living with mom and dad is … a lot.” That was the understatement of the year.
”Theres lots to explore here, I think you’ll like it.” Or at least, she hoped so.
”Of course I’m offering,” she answered, smiling slyly and rolling her eyes as he jabbed her.
”It’d be awfully rude of me to put that out there and not offer you some! I haven’t tried any of it yet, but I think its my best batch yet.” She said this about
every batch she made—but,
really this was the best one!
”It’s not too strong, but, I’ve buried it with some lavender, so we’ll see how it tastes.” Truth be told: it probably wouldn’t taste great.
She glanced over her shoulder as he tried to convince her he could come in, and she frowned as she turned back to him.
”I want to,” she acknowledged with a whine.
”But there are rules here we have to follow,” and she was a stickler for them.
”Here, let me try my alpha, @Akavir.” She tipped her head back and howled, requesting permission from him to let her brother visit.