Redtail Rise Light Creates Shadows

The other wolf's next question made Junior think, Well, that escalated quickly. She was not an assassin. Aklaq's question about targets made her ears pull backward slightly. Junior was many things, though a murderer wasn't one of them. Although it might be cool to wear a title like assassin, Junior wanted to clear the air.

"I'm not an assassin. I've never killed anyone and I never plan to," she said, keeping her tone light. "I mean, I'd do what it took to defend this pack if necessary. But I don't kill by profession or anything like that."

So Aklaq liked to spook her pack mates and it was clear there was a bloodthirsty side to her. Maybe her weirdness wasn't as harmless as Junior previously thought. The yearling pondered this. She didn't feel like she was in any kind of danger. Maybe a creepy wolf would be an asset to Saena's pack. In any case, they were on the same team, so even if Aklaq turned out to be some sort of serial killer or something, Junior needn't fear her, right?

"But enough about me," the Zeta said in the next moment. "What's your story, Aklaq? What brought you to Redtail Rise, for starters?"