And when I touched her skin, my fingers ran with blood

I'm assuming they're a little ways back from the inner borders. Correct me if I'm wrong!

While his lessons in their language had been temporarily stalled with all that had gone on recently, Nanuk had taken today to find her aokkatti and invite him to the borders to patrol; Very seldom was she not patrolling anymore since the incident with the coyotes. With his acceptance and @Tonravik left at the den to watch the young parasites, the Beta changed the language of their conversation to Inuktitut and would not revert to the common tongue. He needed practice conversing in this manner and she would give it to him as they made their rounds. 

The back and forth was choppy but it was continuous nonetheless, though there was a pause as a call went up. Her ears perked, her head swiveling to stare in the direction the summons had come from. Without words between them, the two leaders picked up their pace and went to meet whoever had called; the voice had been unfamiliar so there was only one option: outsides. Whether they were local or even those of Tartok, they were not of the Spire and were therefore unwelcome anywhere close to the borders. 

Fortunately for them, for there was indeed two wolves who matched almost perfectly in color and stature, they were a safe enough distance away that Nanuk found no quarrel with their presence. Not yet anyway. Gold eyes evaluated each of them as she and Iqniq approached, her nose working to process their scents. Vaguely familiar, but nothing that stood out at her as they pulled close and came to a halt before them. Two-on-two; if this meeting turned south, the two Spire wolves could take them and be evenly matched, most likely. But offense was not her goal now, not with Winter coming. They could not afford an injured Beta or Alpha.

Her ears perked, eyes flicking between them, waiting for one of them to speak. Or perhaps Iqniq himself would. Either way, her dominant and aggressive body language spoke volumes. What do you want?