Second Chances (Joining thread)

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Red noticed immediately the female’s sudden change in body language — the way she laid her ears flat on her head and lowered her body to the ground. The classic signs of submission. The coywolf of the Mountain calmed down a little after that. It was made obvious that whoever this female was, she wasn’t here to harm anyone. So what did she want? Red moved forward to greet her as all wolves do. She stuck her nose into the other’s fur and sniffed, moving along her body to pick up the subtleties of the other’s scent, which would tell her things like whether she was fully-grown, in heat, or sick. Plus, it was a sign of domination. Normally, Red wasn’t a dominant wolf, but she had to be in the scenario, as she was — for once — in a higher position than the female before her.

“What are you doing here?” Red snuffled, as she continued her sniffing. “What do you want?”

Perhaps the female was here to join the pack? That seemed the most logical option. Red could tell she wasn’t sick or pregnant, so why else would she come? Maybe she was hungry? But she should know better than to beg food off of a pack. They were more likely to kill her than to share. The coywolf still wasn’t used to the idea of packs taking in members that were not blood-related to them. Before coming to the Teekon Wilds, she had never heard of this. However, she knew Ferdie would probably enjoy another member among them, so she was not going to turn the female away. She’d find out what she was doing here first.