Redhawk Caldera You don't have to be ruled by fate.

Her heart thumped hopefully when her uncle seemed open to the idea. Towhee's tail gave a few rapid twitches and she shot him an appreciative smile. -Really?- she signed, mindlessly shifting away from verbal communication as the two of them came to a natural pause in their uneventful patrol. -I'm pretty sure it's what I want. I'd like to at least train for it in order to find out. Does that make sense? Is that okay?-

This time, it wasn't Towhee who cut off Elwood before he could respond. It was the sight of a wolf in the distance. The Xi's focus abruptly shifted away from the Alpha male as she squinted at the silhouette. It was moving in this direction. No, it was running this way, right toward the pair of guardians. Towhee's fur stood on end as her lips wrinkled back from her teeth. She lowered her head, ears splaying, and unleashed a loud warning growl.

Feel free to control NPC!wolf. :)