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She replied. It was a word he did not understand, but coupled with her nod, he took it as a positive sign. He'd answered correctly. He'd answered true as he knew it. And then she kept talking. Which was strange for her as her words were seldom and few. That meant whatever she had to say was important and his ears rolled forward only to fall with some confusion as she pressed her nose to his forehead. He went cross eyed for a half second until she stepped away and continued on.

One error. He'd thought they'd gotten past that... but he discarded the thoughts as soon as she reiterated their agreement that it would not happen again. He released the breath he'd been holding and remained silent. She had more to say and the weight of her words slowly made themselves more evident. His breath caught again as he pieced everything together and translated the extent of them.

Become Tartok? He'd been introduced to their culture and had an understanding of what it meant. It was much of what he'd learned within the Spine as he understood this place to be an extension of the larger tree that was Tartok. A branch of wolves united under the same cause. Protect their own. A unit of wolves from all corners of the world united under one common name and purpose. In his own way, he understood and was already embracing that way of life.

He held no affiliations with the wolves on the outside. His own family had been long forgotten to the point where he seldom introduced himself by his given name in it's entirety. Discarding it for something new was of no consequence to him. Still, she spoke of his accomplishments in his short time of passage within her fold. He nodded, confirming each of them in turn as his own ears cupped forward curiously.

Did he really know what is or was to come? He was spared from answering that question if only because she tipped her head back and summoned her trusted few. Echelon. Tonravik's right hand and battle buddy appeared first. Back from her travels it seemed. He was spared from further contemplation when Kroc arrived on the scene and also took to Tonravik's side. He received more words from Tonravik than he'd heard in a long time and the company of her trusted few.

He stayed silent. Watching and waiting for what would come.