The Sentinels suuri soturi

Not much time had passed among the three wolves before a fourth appeared – this one was almost ethereal in appearance, with a canvas of white and curious evergreen eyes. Lærke could not prevent his vision from straying to her and lingering for a moment longer than it should; the great warrior knew better than to peer at the wolves of the forest pack. Once the darker male spoke again, the bear reverted his gaze back to the stranger and recognized the acceptance of his submission. Though he was careful about it, Lærke drew his head back upward so that he might better serve their inquiries. It had seemed as though his language had fallen on the ears of those who did not understand him, and for a heartbeat he felt sheepish in his skin. Cheeks burning slightly, he bowed his head toward the ground and chuckled underneath his breath. “I beg forgiveness, dark one,” he spoke to the male. “The way of the soturi is that of a warrior.”
 
His people were all powerful warriors on the tundra. The moonlit wolves had seen a number of great battles on the frozen landscape they had claimed as their home. It had not turned the bear into a vicious brute, though. His nature was genial and his eyes twinkled with a love and humor that many had lacked. His round figure – while thick with muscle and sinew – was not short of fat. The wolves who had gathered before him were stunning in their own respects and very different from each other, but they had a kinship that spoke faintly of his homeland. Lærke could not help but to imagine that his siblings would have enjoyed the company of the forest brood.
 
Focusing his mind on the task at hand, he heard mention of their leader who would offer a verdict on his membership with them. “Ah, your johtaja! That is, how you would say… your leader,” he boomed in the rumbling bass of his voice. “It would bring great honor to be met by another of your kind. You are all fair to come to me at once… I am humbled,” Lærke then added with another bow of his head. There was a crinkling smile on his handsome face that lured creases to the corners of his silver eyes.