Bearclaw Valley Should I sink or swim

indra remained unaware of what had transpired deep within bearclaw, having spent a larger part of the afternoon reinforcing the den @Laurel and she shared. the cache was ripe with half-rotted corpses, and the den well secluded -- now, all they had to do was wait.

she had decided then to go to the spring and perhaps seek out blondine's company -- only, halfway to her destination she came across a packmate she had never properly met. he was a fairly large male -- perhaps rivaling even xan -- though he boasted a slick coat in stark contrast to her alpha. indra eyed the pitch male and his gopher with a feral wariness, but all the same attempted to at least hail him warmly. "hi." she called from a distance, unsure if he had noticed her presence yet.