Stone Circle On guard!

Steph, on edge as she was, wasn't prepared for someone to call out her name and come dashing up to the boarders. Her head shot up, as did her hackles, and she bared her teeth in warning. She didn't recognize the other female quickly, but it did come. Her fur smoothed, and her teeth were covered, just in time for another wolf, this one a family member, to come barreling up.

Generally, Steph wouldn't care about Vespera's approach, seeing as it was similar to her own. However, when Vespera turned it on Steph, the former Beta snapped at the air in Vespera's direction. It was half-hearted; just a warning that Steph didn't appreciate the snarl. But, that was as far as Steph's warning went. 

Steph shot an apologizing glance to Easy before turning back to her pack mate. This is Easy, she's family, Steph explained. She doesn't know what happened, she's used to being welcomed here, she added, mentioning the Leta incident. Steph turned back to her adopted sister. One of our youngest was attacked by an outsider a few days ago, so we're on edge. Steph hoped Easy would understand, and not take offense to how they greeted her.