"You are hunting in claimed land." A golden wolf, much like the other before her, appeared out of the dense trees. She was on neutral, but wasn't a welcoming posture while a silver gaze watched this stranger, who set foot into The Bracken Woods, and hunted in the land. Her wards food, which contained none besides herself, but it was still a measurement to take while trying to take these woods as her own.

The Phoenix's scent had slowly crossed to the land, but perhaps due the large size, she couldn't successfully cover it all.. Alas, she needed more wolves to achieve this.

Her actions eased to a more comfortable setting as the wolf approached the other, "you are forgiven." She took the mistake with grace e and put forth an apology upon a issue; Uriel looked at the other with a positive side, and nodded, "before you do once more, permission is granted easily. You can come again if so." While the land she claimed was hers, it wasn't one officially known. She couldn't stop them all, but perhaps if gained the respect of being asked, it could control the entering population. Not to mention, she felt she didn't have the heart to stop the starvation of certain wolves.. Unless proven difficult and deranged.

"I am Uriel of Sunward, and who are you?"

"Yes." It is her land, and her to-be land, "it is what I claim as my ward." Her words had been spread, but not in the most satisfactory ways, but by wind for she was an intruder for the first trials. Two had clashed against her, but now she strayed far from them, so hopefully this may stay true.

"None." Uriel flatly admitted, finding there was no reason to deny. While she felt perhaps a bit embarassed, but wouldn't show such an emotion to someone not close. She wasn't ashamed though, for what could be done when the golden wolf only ventured to the taiga perhaps a few days ago, at most a week, and only now begun. "It is a new claim."

"I see.." She was unaware of the famine that had occured, because she wasn't around when such a disaster came upon the wild. Perhaps it was why many seemed so posessive of nearby forests, because prey was already limited enough. It really all made sense in the end, and she took pity on those who deemed her so dangerous; as well as foolish.

"Then, let us form a hunting party together."

"There are deer here." They did not have to move, as The Bracken Woods contained plenty of deer that came in numerous numbers in recent days, coming from the east in barrells. Not all stayed within her forest, but plenty where she knew that it was a scouting need as of later.

"East or West, where would you like to start?"

She had chosen, and so Uriel would follow the sharp senses Holly gave toward their hunt. To the west they would go, to perhaps the mighty deer to lay about. They wouldn't be too far, as the territory while big, enough for them to travel throughout the days. Low prowl, like the lioness she was, and slowly went ahead of the other golden wolf.

"I see one." She whispered softly to the other, her paw lifting gently to point out a lone, lil' doe. Barely old enough to count as an adult, small and tiny, but enough to feed a few. Uriel thought they can attack, before the young deer called for her stag.

"Surround and lunge." Uriel took the inncentive to lead the way, as she would slowly take to the other side of this doe. Even then, as she slowly circled, the scent of the others remained afar, and the stag wasn't around anywhere. It would be the perfect hunt for the two, and her first large one within these forests. The lioness, the Phoenix, was ready.

She looked at the golden wolf with her silver eyes, and nodded, ready to charge when she was.

There was no question the small deer would die beneath their fangs; but what haunted the back of her mind was if the father had heard. With Holly latching upon her leg, she'd immedietly appear from the back to stop any attempt of the prey breaking free. She was quick to claw at the back, dragging her down, but so close to the neck Uriel couldn't resist simply lunging forward to bite at the neck, and crush any attempt of escaping; a final blow of the poor doe, as it let out a large cry. 

It startled the lioness, for the cry could be a summon for the male deer.. However just maybe, they'd get lucky and have a free meal.

The stag approached, fast speed and dangerous eyes as it saw it's departed daughter, dead on the ground. Fresh blood between the two, but Uriel had given it the finishing blow- perhaps the first of its victim. Though as both were in it's line of sight, it simply marched forward. Holly, as sweet as she was, decided to cover the lioness from the angry buck, but she would not let her get hurt. As an Alpha-to-be, she did not want a friend to cover.

She bounced forward, leaping over the dame to approach the stag, but to vain, as he swung his antlers and bashed her! Uriel should thank the heavens that the antlers didn't pierce her, but pushed her aside with a mighty bruised following alongside. Though she was quick to yell, "run!" to Holly, hoping it didn't aim for her as well.

My the heavens be thanked, for he had seemed satisfied on his revenge. Uriel assumed he may of heard the calling of the others, and decided to back off on finishing the blow, for while avenging his daughter, he had more to take care of. His damage has been done, the phoenix had been bruised to the side, not fatally, but the other lioness, had been knocked to an unconcious level. That enough, seemed to keep him satisfied as he let out a snort, before stalking back to his kingdom. His kingdom, in her ward.

Her silver eyes glanced at his wounded leg, taking note who he was. She would be back for him. Uriel, while not wishing to admit to, was a wolf who held a grudge. A hypocrite, to what she wished Sunward would be. A white dragon, and now a the elk king.

She was able to move fine, as the golden wolf walked to Holly. Her side had been bruised but her limbs were fine, she made over with ease, limiting the movement of her sides. Bending down, she stood by her friend, protectively guarding until she woken up. Breathing, she made sure, but the rest was unclear. She thought to call for the black shadow, @Hemlocke, and ask if he knew of medicines.. Uriel wasn't lying, saying Sunward had no members, because so little of a group, would not count as a pack, yet. However he said to protect The Bracken Woods, and like Holly, counted him as a friend.

For now, she was to wait for her companions awakening.

"The deer from the west," Uriel's silvers flickered over to where the fallen fawn was, "the stag appeared and attacked." It was an awaited feast of simple gathering, however she was not expecting a tragedy that her new friend, Holly, would be wounded. A pool of blood formed causing her brows to cease in concern; she did not know what to do.

"Hemlocke," the lioness was grateful she was not alone, "do you know how to help?" There was a plea in Uriel's voice, a wavering of emotions. She was worried what would happen if the two just let her be- who knew of medicines?

She failed to notice his change at the moment, while a flicker of their first meeting had passed, the sole focus her gaze was upon Holly and the scarlet that draped behind.