Noctisardor Bypass As if the world wasn't ending.

A quick whiff of the air alerted her to the presence of another and, easing to a halt, Paarthurnax pricked her tall red ears forward as she scanned the trees for any sign of another's approach. Soon her copper eyes found a tawny form a short distance away and instantly she thought it might be Tiberius, but as the wolf drew nearer she recognised him as the young Probatio. She waited for him to approach, her tail arched proudly at her rear, and listened quietly when he spoke to her.

"When Sveta joined the pack, yes," the she-wolf said, not recalling if the emerald-eyed youth had shared his name. The entirety of that gathering was something of a blur to her. She hadn't appreciated Shadow's physical examination of the pale female and the thought still made her feel irritation, but she managed to mask her frustration well. The red mist had since lifted, but she couldn't deny that she was easilyjealous when other women were the centre of her partner's attention, regardless of why they were. As far as she was aware, Shadow had not nodded around the other newcomers... What made that one special?