Swiftcurrent Creek parallax view

"Ame." He murmured after she spoke her name, committing this detail to memory. Whatever scrutiny the girl possessed, Njal was oblivious to it. Such subtleties were not easily gleaned by the mountain man, although with his new appointment as Beta he would have to adapt. "And I am Njal, one of the wardens of the pack." As he finally introduced himself the shining man gave a small bow of his head, and then resumed his dominant posturing, although it was still weak.

"If you would like, I could take you on a tour of the territory. Perhaps we can discuss your strengths."

He paused after this, allowing her time to consider before responding. It was always difficult to find ones footing in a new place, and especially tricky when there was a major transition involved. Njal thought back to when he first arrived in the Wilds; however, it was a different situation from Amezake. He had been wandering for weeks and had stumbled upon a freshly forming pack of vagrants, while she came upon a developed family. Still, there were similarities, and Njal felt a stirring of kinship because of it.