Duskfire Glacier fly little bird

Going to detain Tanaraq with Veteran for a bit, until Tuuluu's joining thread is more settled.

Veteran was already occupied at the border of the Polaris Icefield, layering scent heavily on the pack's northern boundary. He hated it out here, for reasons he had described before to Issorartuyok: it was far too open and exposed for his liking. But the very reason he hated this part of the border was also the reason he needed to spend more time on it, making absolutely certain that there would be no question as to whether this was pack territory. 

The howl came from nearby, kicking Veteran's suspicions about Tuuluuwaq into overdrive. Two siblings of Issorartuyok's were randomly arriving on the same exact day? When Issorartuyok happened to be conveniently absent? Was this some kind of con, meant to stack the pack with rogue scammers so it could be looted from the inside? 

Not on Veteran's watch. 

He wasted no time charging to the newcomer's position, knowing he would only have a few minutes to exchange words with her before his mother arrived. The boy stopped his charge short at the edge of the border he had freshly laid, surveying the stranger with skepticism. "Issorartuyok isn't here," he informed her curtly, watching her face for her genuine reaction.