i don't want to live a lie

As Dante's sleep haze cleared, he could scent that the other wolf was a packmate and immediately stepped back, fur lying flat. "No, I'm sorry. You took me by surprise, that was my bad..." He fell silent, somewhat abashed for reacting so violently to the others' approach. It was obvious that he had returned the favor and startled the other right back. He hadn't even meant to fall asleep out here.

It was strange, meeting another packmate of all folks way out here. Not unwelcome, though, now that he was no longer unaware. "It's nice to leave the borders every once in a while, is it not? I for some reason felt like wandering today." He answered the man's unspoken question, figuring he might as well explain what he was doing way out here in the middle of nowhere. "Didn't mean to doze off though. Name's Dante." This was a packmate he had not met yet, so he was glad that they had run into one another.