Being one of the biggest bodies of water in the area it was not uncommon to come across all kinds of smells. It was like a hub, where trails and tracks of earth-crawlers, water-dwellers and sky-soarers met, and, whenever possible, Dwin liked to frequent the area to read the news. However, it was not too often that one would encounter the same scents over and over, even less, when the marks they left behind were the ones of an intent to lay claim to the land.

Today Dwin was lucky to spot one of the recent newcomers from afar and curious to find out, who their new neighbours were going to be, she closed the distance between them and let out a short bark to anounce her presence. "Hello, fellow wanderer!" she greeted the stranger in a friendly manner. "Are you one of the wolves laying claim to the lake?" she asked.

"Aha," Dwin nodded, her expression neutral, though she was not too thrilled to have anyone claim the lands near the lake. Forests, swamps and even mountains were fine, but to her lakes had always felt as something entirely different. More precious even. Standing above everything else. The lands lying right next to it should not belong to anyone. 

But where there were numbers, there was strength and Dwin's personal opinions did not matte much. Better keep things nice and cordial. "My name is Dwin - I presently reside in Brecheliant - it is a pack not far away from here," she returned. "Are you a pack with a family at its core or a group held together by common traditions, beliefs and values?" another moonpack maybe?

"Ain't those one and the same thing in a way?" Dwin asked laughing at the formulation of the question, because she herself had never thought to look at it from that angle. "I mean, if it was a cult and I was in it, I would never tell you that it really was. Because I would not consider it to be such. Just another group with fancy beliefs and traditions," she went on. 

"Ummm... a familial pack with a love for story-telling," she explained. It then occurred to her - were Moon-packs a cult? Was it really a cult, if you enjoyed being in it and generally benefitted from it? "Peaceful for the most part and we do not like to meddle much in the business of others," she added. 

"When you establish yourselves here more - do come for a visit to establish diplomatic relations. Why have enemies, if you can have friends?" she asked.

"Nah, just the messenger to spread the good word about a nice pack with decent people," Dwin told with a toothy grin. "My mother - Maia is the Auspex - that's the rank of the leader. And her good friend Teya is her trusted advisor and right paw of the leader," she explained. "My father Eljay - while not the leader himself - is the living memory and bridge to the times long gone and the future to come. The Wise man. Just as important," she said.

"What about you? Are you the leader?" she asked.

"Well, I admire you and wish you the best of luck," Dwin said sincerely. "Being a leader is one of the hardest jobs in the world. I could never do it," she admitted, even though now and then she had stepped in for Auspex or Ravens and done the job. But the mantel had never felt as a good fit. 

"Where do you come originally from?" she asked. "Are you related to any of the big families around here or you and your husband have started on your own from elsewhere?"