Phoenix Maplewood 'you were,' my dear, is the saddest sentence left to say

He follows, heart thrumming with anticipation of what was to come. Like his companion, Tatkret was no stranger to war. In fact, he craved it. All the better that he barely had connections to these wolves, neither the ones they were fighting nor the ones he was sided with. He only worried for Sangilak, and even then the worry was only minute as she was far from inexperienced with fighting and was quite the force to be reckoned with. If that could be said of the others of the pack, though, remained to be seen.

Tatkret gave all that had gathered a cursory glance as Thuringwethil sent up a call, only for it to be met with an uneasy silence. He waited, tail lashing at his hindquarters in excitement and frustration both. The band of dragons seemed torn between being relieved that none had answered the call and angered that they hadn't. Tatkret was in the latter group. He gave a grunt and stared into the woods with ears strained as far as they could go, trying to catch a single hint of their enemy.

The Alpha gave her orders and the man was quick to take off after the two wolves he was assigned to, but not without snorting in Sangilak's direction as she moved off with another in retaliation to her quick farewell.

He followed behind the two much smaller females as the grey one — the girl who led alongside Thuringwethil — took the lead. The sheer difference in size between himself and his group members was amusing, though he hoped they would be able to hold their own when the fighting began. If it began. As they travelled further to the west of the lands, he still could not pick up any fresh scents, and neither could the russet wolf, seemingly. He growled at her statement, angered that this pack had taken such a coward's way out. His disdain deepened as the other female spoke of the enemy's leader. With a lip lifted and the fur along his shoulders bristled, Tatkret swiftly swept past them, moving deeper into the forest with a focused stride, bloodlust growing with every step. They couldn't have just disappeared.