Northstar Vale mo money, mo problems

for @Praimfaya and by extension Blodreina, since you mentioned they'd be together. . .let me know if this is too far from Diaspora!

After what had happened to Drago on that lone peak, Verx wasn't sure what brought him into the mountains. Particularly these mountains. The chance of running into one of those Diaspora wolves was all too high, and yet --

He'd once been one of them. He had family among their ranks. Former kru. His children had been born there. He'd always feel a connection to Stigmata's pack, no matter how far he removed himself from them. He'd put roots down too deep for them to be forcibly ripped up.

The brute let out a gusty sigh, tracking deer in the vast valley. He wondered why Diaspora had chosen that lake rather than this valley as a home base. It was beautiful here, not to mention huge. But with a sizable swath of land came a steep duty to guard it. The more borders, the more chance for permeation. And besides, he was under the impression that Stigmata claimed these entire mountains for himself, others be damned.

A red-tailed hawk flew overhead, letting out a cry, as if to also mock the self-proclaimed King of the Crags. Vercingetorix let out a laugh, enjoying the brief moment of coincidence.