Bearclaw Valley To the ends of the Earth

The male’s posture was corrected, tail tucking in and his body, overall, lowering. Although his earlier threat was still fresh in the alpha’s mind, the display was enough to satisfy him—for now. For how long it would last before he demanded something more extreme was anyone’s guess, but until that moment arrived his expression was ironed out and his lips lowered back into place. The only remnant of his warning that remained was his glare, lingering stubbornly whilst being directed towards the male. Alexander did not like him, there was something there that rubbed him the wrong way—or perhaps it was just the workings of testosterone.

Hearing the woman speak, his attention was pulled her way and he regarded her silently. Despite her wounds, she claimed herself to still be capable of providing for not only herself but the pack as a whole. And as his challenge was accepted, he gave a stiff nod of his head before following after her with his eyes. Only then did he notice the limp in her gait, however faint it was; this further cemented his belief that she would fail and he would be able to chase them both from his home, but he said nothing of it, his thoughts kept to himself whilst the waiting game began.

Alexander was silent throughout the duration of their wait. He kept his eyes on the dark wolf for the majority of the time, only ever breaking his stare when he leaned forth to offer Reigi his attention; he was glad to have her there with him, keeping him company whilst the woman hunted. But he was not a patient man, growing irritated the longer he stood there, even with his friend at his side. He was ready to be done with them, to send him off and return to the confines of the valley with his friend—but then Onyx reappeared, canceling his plans and capturing his attention.

Being dragged along with her was the corpse of a fawn, which was then abandoned before him before she retreated back to her partner. Skeptical, he nosed around the fallen creature, wondering if perhaps she had just found it laying around somewhere. But the scent was fresh, having yet to begin rotting, thus confirming her capabilities—Xan still wasn’t impressed though. It was enough to have him nod his head, accepting the offering as an appropriate display of what she could do, but he would not praise a wolf for that which he believed all should be capable of.

“It’s fine,” he finally said, looking away from the fawn and towards the pair. “Since you can hunt, you can join.” That was the deal he’d made with them, after all. He looked to @Reigi then, chuffing to get her attention as he nodded towards the valley; they could leave now and he wanted her at his side. “Drag that in with you,” he told the duo. “Eat it, get rid of it—I don’t care.” Without another word, he turned and started down the boulder path, hopefully with his friend right beside him.