Bearclaw Valley Tomorrow

Ico was very curious about Galena's words on the nature of masculinity, and keen to hear out her thesis — for despite being male himself, he could not help but agree. Men were more inclined than women to bare fang... though that did not discount exceptions such as Astara, who was a figurehead of both fertile femininity and harsh brutality.

But a good storyteller knows when to resist a tangent, so for now he trained his memory back to the story at hand.

He was alone, and acted like a loner too, Ico confirmed. He could not pretend he hadn't been very intrigued by the huge stranger at first. 'I'm not lost', he drawled, confirming he'd trespassed by design. 'I mean no harm, unless you do.' But we never found out what he did mean. He moved to bite me, and I called for aid. Merrick even asked him what he wanted, but no answer was forthcoming. I still have the impression that he wanted nothing more than risk, revelation and fun.

As for if Santiago Gabriel Arcos was part of a pack by now... possibly. Ico never would've thought so back then, but if there was a pack for the likes of the Ursus warriors, there was a pack for that dangerous loner