King Elk Forest Tell me, Grandson

Burke slowly nodded in reply to Mato. The Caldera had been their survival but once times turned bad they hadn't been as friendly towards him. Then again, he sort of let them take some of the food away from him. He had not been himself. Before he would never allow anyone to take his food but after his illness, he had grown weak. Burke was confident things were going to change now.

The older male saw the hesitation in his grandson's eyes. He took no disrespect in Mato's correction. Burke lifted his muzzle a bit. "Then I'd say we try to be as self-sufficient as possible so we do not need to rely on others. This pack does focus on trades so make sure your middle ranks are well-balanced in trades and skills," he spoke to his grandson. He wanted to be of help and it seemed that Mato was leaning more towards being a pack without allies.

"If you don't know who is your scout I'd suggest you find out who liked to pick up that trade. As the leader of this pack, you need to know the skills of your members so you know of what skill you need more," Burke spoke with a quick nod. "To survive infancy we need hunters and guardians. Also make sure to tell your members if we should be welcoming towards strangers or not," he added. Something else for Mato to think about.