Porcupine Ridge welcome to the neighborhood

This is an optional pack howl and meeting! Tagg wants to howl back to the wolves next door and make an announcement. For the sake of convenience I am going to assume that no wolf chose not to howl and that all wolves gathered - but please do not hesitate to send me a PM if you wish for your wolf to not be counted at the meeting or in the howl! :) Tagging the RJ wolves also so they know we hear them, and we're hollering back! ;)

@Capriccio @Kesan @Terich-mir @Farstep @Anwyl @Romulus @Jhala @Khetiquet @Vuk @Illea @Aluri

@Asterr @Frostrar @Jolon @Winter @Noctura @Leo

There was a part of him that hoped the irritation would rid itself on its own, like a splinter that works out and disappears without having to be picked at. But no, that was not the case this time, and he expected as much. The howl went up that said the neighboring mountain was now claimed: there was six of them, with a female lead. He listened to them for a moment as he stood perched on a ledge in the higher reaches of the ridges. It occurred to him that his pack, a strong dozen, could chase out the smaller pack and be free of them for good, but it was not his nature to be so unkind even if there was a protective aspect to it that made him bristle. Logic won out, and logic dictated that the ridge provided for them, and that they had no need and no want of that piece of land so long as their passage to the east was preserved; and as far as he knew, it was.

He lifted his muzzle and threw his own loud song into the sky, his tones deep and commanding, but free of any malevolence. His wolves joined him, one by one, and together they let their neighbors know they were here, and that they were double their number, and would not tolerate any trouble. The tail end of his call beckoned his wolves to him, and he waited until all had gathered to speak.

"So we got ourselves some neighbors," he said. "I want us to keep our shared border marked the most; do not let them think they are welcome and that they can encroach on land that is ours." He paused, his gray eyes drifting over his packmates. "But do not incite war. We have all we need here, and until we do not, it is a waste to fight. Unless they trespass, keep your teeth to yourself."

He looked to his alpha female then, to see if she had anything else to add, before he would entertain the comments of their subordinates, if any.