Sunbeam Lair Live like an Animal, Die like an Animal

As he spoke, her muscles tensed. A man as vile as he had succeeded with settling into a pack, which was unfortunate. Being the Chieftess, the keeper of the peace, she worried over what punishing him might mean for the tribe as a whole. Yet, even such thoughts were not enough to lessen her anger. Not only that but, she reminded herself, a single member could not reflect the morals of an entire pack. For all she knew, those that led him knew not of his crime and therefore were not to be blamed for his actions. If it came down to it, and a meeting between the two parties was arranged, she wanted to believe that all of those living within his home would understand the seriousness of his actions and, perhaps, even support her decision over his word. It was but a single possibility out of many, but it was enough for her to decide her next move.

With a raised head—the only display of dominance she had shown in quite a while—the dragoness took a step forward, legs stiff and tail raised above her body. “You should never have neared my mountains,” the woman said curtly. Were she human, she’d have spat at him, but since she wasn’t she’d instead cast a quick glance towards the other female. “Have you thought of a punishment for him?” Asterr inquired. A long time ago, she had been asked to allow Avannon to punish the man that had wronged her, and now that he was before them the vessel had chosen to honour her request. It was only fair, after all.