Shadewood Tight rope

It was likely that they would want to know who their neighbors were, friend or foe. Phox had no real skin in this game (yet), but he imagined his leaders (and her leaders) would have a strong opinion one way or the other. Perhaps she was a leader, although from what he had experienced, leaders tended to be more than eager to share their title when approaching strangers on their borders. Neither of these two had done as much, and he suspected neither of them were leaders for that very reason.

Phex—the name continued to amuse him greatly—sounded as though she intended to give him some information, despite her initial brusqueness. He had been instructed to remain calm (or run, should they pursue him) in acquiring whatever information they chose to give him. He would press, but only gently. If it seemed as though he was talking to a brick wall, he would try again some other time after telling Niamh what had happened. Hopefully, though, he could come back with more than news that they had been unwilling to share anything about themselves.

The older wolf, yet unnamed, seemed to be more diplomatic than her counterpart, and Phox was thankful for her intervention, despite her earlier insistence that she would sit back and watch. She seemed quite a bit more level-headed, which made a lot of sense considering her estimated age. Phex seemed to be younger and more impulsive than even Phox himself, although he would be lying to say that he had never met an older impulsive and brash wolf. His sister was one of them, and from the stories he had heard, his mother had been quite the same.

My leaders, those of the Redhawks, sent me here for information, as I’ve already explained. What information you are willing to share is completely up to you. If they wanted to share none, that was their prerogative, but he had a feeling Niamh would not be pleased with that as a final interaction. She valued the isle between the rivers, and with good reason. With prey decreasing in the coming months, the lands would most certainly be ripe grounds for altercations should this pack settle so close to his home.