Blacktail Deer Plateau I am home, Countess

Rue sucked in a quiet breath as the raven displayed his battle wound. Such a mark certainly confirmed the story that Corvus had been laid-up, but there were pieces that didn't make sense to Rue. "Did you pursue the bear?" she asked incredulously, imagining that to be the only explaination for how Corvus could have passed out so far from anywhere the pack could find him. She thought such an act would be either very brave or very stupid. But then, that was her take on many of the acts that those of the warrior trade considered their finest achievements. 

Corvus wrapped up his story by pledging himself prettily to Blacktail Deer Plateau, but Ruenna-- the suspicious creature she was-- wasn't wholly convinced. Grezig's response was so blase that Rue wondered if she had even listened to the tale. Perhaps something else was occupying the other Beta's mind. Rue's gaze slid instead to Kavik, making to exchange a very small, skeptical look with him. "It's a shame you weren't able to send word," Rue murmurred as she looked back at Corvus, brow knitting. Traveling on such a wound couldn't have gotten him very far... one would think he would have been able to get a message through if he had been holed up nearby. 

With a small sigh, Rue nodded to Kavik, signalling her own willingness to allow Corvus to rejoin. Despite the missing pieces in the story, they didn't really have enough to go on to condemn the man for any intentional lawbreaking. His scar certainly provided compelling evidence for the story he shared. She allowed her countenance to soften to a more welcoming expression, awaiting Kavik's official verdict.