Jade Fern Grove nervous, but hopeful

Liri seemed upset. Shit. Perhaps Grezig had been presumptuous. Perhaps she should have gone to Liri or Kavik first, kept Corvus away from this forest, let them know and then brought them to him. Well. It was too late now, wasn’t it? Liri was silent and staring and seemed far too uneasy for this to go well. Shit, shit, shit. Grezig had fucked up. She kept silent, praying to unknown gods that Corvus would, indeed, behave himself and not go randomly insane. Especially since Kavik hadn’t shown up. Where was he? Usually the alpha pair were inseparable. Grezig scanned the forest behind Liri as Corvus spoke.

“We met a day or so ago to the southeast of here, in a forest. We went hunting together. Corvus proved a competent hunter and seems to have a good head on his shoulders. I…” She hesitated. “I was thinking we could boost the numbers for our pack.” She bowed her head. “But you make the final decision, of course.” Grezig did not outrank Liri, and she knew this. Liri was an alpha and Grezig was not, and she would do whatever the female decided.