Golden Glade The Battle Is Won

Just under two weeks had passed since the bear, and Ayla had claimed her own branch of tunnel to call her nest. Their first Inner Circle member, though they had yet to do the official ceremony to give her the new rank she deserved. The others were all still Gentry wolves for now, but the pale woman had more than proven herself capable of a fine warrior. She would earn the trade soon enough, but she had a place among the Court's elite. 
Charley's face hurt. Not like the kind where a tiny bug lodges itself in there, and not the kind where you look at the sun or lightning. No, this was the kind that made you keep your eye closed for an entire two weeks, letting only your wife lick it. He didn't know yet if he could see out of it yet, didn't know just how bad his ear and face were damaged. He could feel it, especially when @Aspen cleaned it from her nest. His Queen had fallen ill in the time since the attack, so it was easy for the pair to care for each other. The wolves of his pack were capable of taking care of themselves while they healed, surely. Today, though, the brute had woken without the heaviness of pain and exhaustion weighing him down, and fully intended on going to the entrance and getting some fresh air. Might as well check on them, right?
So, long as it took, the King hobbled his way through the well scented tunnel, one that was now not only his and Aspen's but @Ayla's too. As he'd told her to, she'd scented all over the main cave, the tunnel to outside, adding to theirs, but then to also pick her own branch and den and scent that too.
Reaching the pale evening light was a relief, for as well aired as the tunnels were there was nothing like the smell of plants and, well, everything. The only thing the tunnels smelled like was stone, water, and the three wolves living in them.
Charley tipped his muzzle up and howled for his pack, sending out a simple message that he was okay, and he was out of the tunnel. Not that he went far, of course, only a couple feet to hike his leg up and pee on the wall outside the tunnels. Why not, right? The patchy male sniffed around a little, but didn't go more than a few yards from the rock tunnel at best.

Nobody's gotta join but every Court member welcome (Trespassers, not so much) <3 Might as well get some bonding threads in while Shannon is away, right? :D @Skeet @Heartha @Darsal @Shalon