Snowforest Taiga Some turn to dust or to gold

In response to Bazi's exclamation about Fox, Saena gave nothing but a brisk nod, intuiting for once that nothing more needed to be said. After a pause, Bazi explained that Fox once led her pack and now belonged to her. That Saena was looking upon an Alpha female had passed her by previously, but now armed with the knowledge, she pressed her ears back respectfully and angled her snout downward. She wanted to say that she was glad Fox was gone from this area, but the truth was that Saena wished the devilish red wolf never found her way into Peregrine's life.

When Bazi mentioned the pack on the coast and Rake (Reek, surely, whom Saena had already recruited), the Blacktail said, "yes, Ankyra Sound. My sister once ran with them." She wasn't sad they were gone. Once, Saena had entertained the notion of running away from Blacktail Deer Plateau and joining Junior with the sirens of the sea, but it wasn't her time to leave. It was a decision she was thankful for having made, since Junior lasted no more than a month with Aktaie and her mysterious followers. From Reek, Saena knew the pack was disbanded; it seemed Nova Peak was also updated on news of their neighbours. She took it to be a good sign.

"I guess so," Saena said with a wry grin. Whatever she said now, Saena didn't intend for Redtail Rise as a pack to ever encroach on the Peak's hunting, but the promise of competition was briefly tempting. Only in the warm months, maybe, and only if agreed upon as a non-hostile competition. "Nice meeting you, Bazi. Walk safely. Congrats, by the way." Saena couldn't claim to know or even care much about this female beyond their brief interaction, but she loved puppies and imagined that all mothers felt blessed with theirs. Congratulating them was only proper.