He had been in an extremely good mood since Paar had decided to follow him, they were courting. He intended for them to become official mates after the pack had been created, but for now, he had to concentrate on actually forming the pack. Those dreams would never come true if the pack wasn't formed, right?

He trudged through the long grass to the beginning of their territory, what he liked to call the entrance to his soon-to-be home. The grass shortened as he walked until it only touched the underside of his paws. He wondered if anyone would dare venture here, he had but he had only done it with a purpose.

He turned around and slowly made his way back to his own territory, or at least the territory that would soon be his.

His ears twitched as he heard pawsteps, so some wolves actually traveled here. He did not speak, instead stared thoughtfully at the night-black she-wolf. "Hello?" she finally called out, blinking at him. He wondered if Paar would be offended if he brought another female to the pack. She wouldn't be unreasonable would she? He shrugged, they needed more members and she might just be one of the pledge members.

"Hello to you too? What brings you here to my land?" he stopped, realizing his mistake and offered her a faint smirk. "Soon-to-be land, I mean. After all you can't smell the border markers can you? Because there ain't no border markers. At least, not just yet" he tilted his head at her, wondering what she thought of the place. After all he had noticed her pausing as she arrived, did she too, think it was beautiful.

"Beautiful isn't it?" he asked her, his tone pleasant. He wasn't going to ruin a chance to get another possible pack member. He needed as much as he could gather together so he could establish his own pack.

"You scared me for a moment there, I thought I had crossed into claimed territories." He flashed her one of his signature smirks. "Well I had but I crossed into soon-to-be claimed territory." she grinned at him and he found himself wanting her to join his pack. Her humor would be well appreciated to cheer wolves up when they were down, she should go for the trade caretaker but that would only happened if she actually joined

"Yes, indeed it is. I would love to live here just because of its beauty." This was his opportunity."Good thing that I'm starting a pack here," he winked at her, a faint smirk crossing his face. "Do you wanna join?" he asked her with another tilt of his head. She was a potential wolf and he wanted her in his pack.

"Yes," she said with a bright smile. He was about to ask her about the skills that she had to offer to the pack when she answered the question herself. "I'm an excellent hunter and fighter and I'm also a good counselor. Wolves always go to me for help back in my old pack. I seem to understand what they're feeling and stuff. I'm also very loyal." his silver gaze scanned her for a long moment, for some reason he loved freaking wolves out and making them nervous, those that he didn't really know of course.

Finally he nodded, "Will you pledge yourself to me and the pack and all of the members within? Will you come to me at my call? Do you swear to protect the pack with your life if necessary?" he asked her calmly, if she accepted and swore the oath then she would have a place in his pack.

"Yes, I, Raven Nightclaw pledge myself to the pack and all the members. I will protect the pack with my life if necessary and I will come when you call." A faint smile appeared on the young sterling outrider's face as she pledged herself to him. Another member. He kept his impassive mask as she crouched down in front of him and licked his paws, seemingly in submission, however he was surprised inside.

The soon to be Praetor, that was what the Alpha rank was called back in his natal pack. He might want to forget his origin but he knew that he would never be able to truly forget his natal pack. "I accept your pledge, Raven." he spoke to her gently, nudging her to tell her that she could stand up now. "I am Shadow and I will soon be your Praetor or Alpha as you call it." he flashed her a smile before turning his gaze towards the green plains that made his territory.

"Thank you, I promise you won't regret your choice." Shadow flashed the female one of his winning smirks. He actually did that to everybody he saw, it usually annoyed them to no end and he was fine with it. In some ways, he was like Danica. But to those he truly cared about, his mask of smirks, coldness and harshness would slowly melt away but it would take a long time to earn the sterling outrider's respect.

"I hope you'll prove me right, Raven." he spoke to the dark female and rose to his paws and began walking towards his home. Might not be his territory yet, but still his home. "Come, I'll give you a tour." he called as he trotted forward, tail swinging nochantly. Soon our home will be properly established.