Porcupine Ridge Life goes on

From his short distance away, Farstep didn't see much of what happened and his focus was on the smell of smoke anyway, but he could tell by the tension in the air that Keiran had not shown adequate submission. This didn't surprise the tawny Gamma, whom had gone unacknowledged by the lone wolf in spite of being a resident of these lands. Still, when Taggarik's form transformed into one of offense, it was relief that the drifter primarily felt, because it meant that the fire wolf would not be staying.

He remained close in the event Keiran lashed out, but the male did not such thing. He backed away and then turned to run, leaving Taggarik and Farstep to tend to their borders. He smoothed out the fur on his back as best he could, but with the smell lingering, found it was impossible to wholly lower his hackles. The fear in his eyes began to ebb away, but his manner was still uneasy as he awaited Taggarik's next silent command.