Phoenix Maplewood Invasion

This'll be my last post here. Sorry to keep this held up, guys. Feel free to make final posts and archive it or keep it going as you wish! If no one else replies I'll send it to the archives next Monday.

The scent remained in her mind for a long while, not easily shaken for its familiarity but not answering any questions. The wolf was from the south, but seemed unaffiliated with any other wolves. Probably for the best; the last thing Phoenix Maplewood needed was a war on their hands. The alpha female would've gladly met any opposition with a righteous explanation of the situation, but she'd come to learn that those in the south were both unpredictable and unreasonable. She had no reason to hope they would listen to a word she said.

"I need to go clean up," she declared quietly, mainly for Citali and Reek to hear. She lifted her snout higher to survey those gathered, the blooded warriors of the maplewood. She was proud, but what they'd done, while necessary, wasn't exactly enjoyable. "We can take care of the body later if you guys need time to rest or calm down," she told them, and then with a final sweep around to nudge each of the wolves who'd come to the aid of the pack's borders, the alpha female headed back inward. The stench of wolf blood followed her, and it was with an urgent need for a bath to scrub away the evidence and the smell both that hastened her step.