Neverwinter Forest miles outside of the eye of the storm

The large female took a step back from him, allowing him the space to vent off the remainder of his adrenaline. Her tongue combed the tips of her teeth, letting fall the stray hairs that had uprooted from Mordecai's pelt in the thick of their combat. He returned the compliment, which the received without fanfare or comment. It went without saying that the two wolves had found each other competent.

“Should you choose to settle in this region, you need only seek me out here,” said Jinx, extending to him an invitation the likes of which only Bagheera had received thus far. Most of the wolves brought into the pack were found by her, but few of them were tested and earned her approval as readily as this male. “There will always be a place for a wolf like yourself amongst mine.” With that, the Alpha female made as if to return to the mountain, but a generally slow pace gave the lone wolf ample time to make last words if he wished.