Moonspear Show me your peace sign.

It wasn't quite the welcome wagon from before, yet three wolves appeared in quick succession. First came a vaguely familiar she-wolf who could've passed for Hydra's shadow in many ways. Meerkat bowed her head and opened her mouth to reply to Desdemona's greeting when another wolf came along, a stranger this time. His manner was cordial and between this and his resemblance to her own escort, it endeared her to him immediately. He didn't give a name, though he said her own with a bit of familiarity. And then Hydra herself came, setting the pup's eyes to sparkling.

As the elder, Bronco spoke first, formally introducing both of them. When he finished, she quickly added, -"We're here to join as ambassadors, to help keep the alliance strong! We both want to work on our trades while we're here. He wants to become a better hunter and guardian, I wanna learn more about counseling and scouting. Mom told me you'd be really good at 'whipping me into fighting shape,'"- Meerkat finished, quite obviously quoting Towhee verbatim as she caught Hydra's eye before respectfully dropping her gaze.

She told herself to stop there. There was more to say, of course, but she should let the residents steer the conversation as they saw fit. Meerkat bit her lip, trying to keep her smile under control, and shot Bronco a silently exhilarated look. So far, so good, she thought.