Redtail Rise All the way up

The last few days had been a whirlwind and now they were just focused on getting home. The hunger in his stomach rolled and he remains on the lookout for small game, though Wildfire is the better for it than he, but he never sets himself off guard. Wildfire takes the time to rest, and he looks back, unsure of where @Rebekka had gone off to since they met a few days ago. He’d given her the general direction, but somewhere in the travel he’d lost the odd-marked girl. Even if she were apart of Drageda through their former home, his primary focus is the fiery girl and getting her home safely.

He tries to focus on something else instead of her caving to the ground, but eventually he settles himself down nearby. His head doesn’t lower, looking out over what he can see, and eventually a rustling catches his attention. Gavriel focuses on it, though eventually he disregards it as something of in the background.

Up until, however, he hears his companion’s name.

Gavriel snaps to attention and looks at the dark colored wolf as he stiffens, setting himself up. The guard doesn’t waste time getting to his feet and putting himself between Wildfire and the Grotto wolf. Unaware of just how close they are to the grotto, he might have suggested a different place of rest, but the actions have been put into motion. His own lips lift and flash his teeth, fur bristling around his shoulder. Gavriel dips his head then, using his body to block the view of Wildfire. Reek using the girl’s name doesn’t go unnoticed, but in this moment he doesn’t care what relation the two have.