find the light in the shadows

Now that she was the mate of an Alpha, her next step was to aspire for the leader rank at his side. She considered the possibility carefully as she made her rounds of the borders, squatting here and there to urinate and leave her mark, slinking her slim frame along the bases of tall evergreens to shed her scent.

Now that her medicine cache was well stocked, she'd been making more effort to make herself known throughout the territory. She was one of the pack's highest ranking wolves, and aspired to remain at the top. Paar had never felt the pull to be dominant, but now that she was aware of the competition for breeding rights and rank, she had developed a new determination to be at the top. To be a leader would mean the best chances for her own pups, so she had a lot of work to do.

Abandoning the borders when she spotted a pack-mate heading her direction, she saw no further need to progress since he'd already scented and ensured the safety of the outskirts in that particular direction. So Paar headed deeper into Noctisardor woodland with the intention to seek out and develop her bonds with the other pack wolves, but happened across both her beloved Shadow and a tawny yearling that she recognised from the first meeting when the pack rose their voices as one.

"Hey," the crimson Frostfur greeted the two males with a sway of her fine tail, and paused nearby to shoot her partner her loveliest smile.