Duskfire Glacier Take off my disguise

it does not take wintersbane terribly long to reach the stretch of borders where the stranger waits, but he was beaten by both zephyr and tzila who were the first to intercept him. strange, thinks the tundrian, to linger at the glacier's borders but not call. territorial to an ugly fault while his young grew within the wombs of some of the glacier's, his hackles bristle and he approaches with purpose; heavy steps and lift of chin making clear even as the question drifts thru the air following the name 'kaster' that it is he who rules here.

an icy king to rule an icy kingdom.

i am wintersbane, he announces. what skills could you bring to the glacier? he does not capitalize upon the fact that very soon they will have young in their ranks but it is, to his chagrin, evident enough. it meant that he had no time and duskfire glacier had no use for wolves that could not — or would not — contribute.