Duskfire Glacier Piusik

The question she asked was rather specific. The young girl wished to know what she should do if she notices a stranger has crossed into their home, has invaded the borders they clearly marked. Heda stated that she wished to know what she should do if she was alone, at first. Issorartuyok nodded his head thoughtfully, accepting the inquiry and mulling it in his mind. He wished to think, not to dismiss her concerns or queries.

First, you should call to others. You are stronger together than you will ever be alone, he offered to her with an encouraging smile.

Then, it is your duty to protect your village and the wolves in it. You show fearlessness in the eyes of the unknown. Hold your head high, for you are a wolf of Rivenwood and you are its protector.

Issorartuyok lowered his head slightly, placing his features directly across from her. Pride and duty were powerful stimulants, he had found. They could motivate the fear from any man’s body without hesitation, without faltering. There had to be a want to protect one’s home. It must mean something to her.

Rivenwood is not a home to you if you do not feel honor in baring your fangs to protect it. This was only advice, of course. She could make anywhere a home. Issorartuyok only knew that she would not feel the same drive if she felt a calling to go elsewhere.

Let me see how you might approach me. I am a trespasser, Heda. Do not hold back.

The northerner crouched into a prowling form and his earthy eyes watched her shrewdly.