Porcupine Ridge For a mother, a brother and me

To both her surprise and pleasure, Noctura had not carried on with his attack, stopping instead and remaining there with her. She'd almost missed Semble's arrival because of it, but once he'd stepped up beside her his presence was immediately recognized. She gave him neither a glance nor even a flick of her tail, her attention having returned to their neighbours. Given the situation, she believed he would understand the lack of greeting and not hold it against her, however rude it may have seemed at any other time. Now, however, was not the time to display the inner relations of the tribe, but rather to prevent a war.

Peaceful she was, and always had she believed she would do anything to uphold such a life. The way the male spoke to her, the words he said, though, had her discovering that their were boundaries she would not cross. In truth, they possessed no real reason to lay their borders so near to the ridge's, as the volcano was vast and it's cavern where most seemed to spend their time. Still, it was the principal of the matter, her immature need to ensure the other leader knew she would not let herself be pushed around. While small and quite young, the fact still stood that she was a leader just as he, and due to that she would not blindly follow his commands.

Asterr remained still as she replayed his demand over within her mind, appearing to contemplate it while, in reality, she was thinking of something else. "Ten," the girl stated, her gaze unwavering and voice clear of stress. "While I understand and respect that you were here first, I do not appreciate your choice of tone." It had seemed like too much, as if Ryūjin was of lesser value than the ridge; it didn't sit well within her. "Still, I value peace, so we will move back the length of ten wolves. Not a single claw more in either direction." To the young chieftess, it seemed perfectly reasonable. Yet, she could not predict how the nameless man might think of it, his mindset being entirely unknown by her.