Greatwater Lake Since when is stealing a crime?

Yes, it was foolish. Foolish indeed. 

Any outsider who stepped beyond the boundary of a claimed territory was asking to be attacked. It didn't matter how big your ego was or how confident you thought you were. Such a breach in edict was a direct challenge not only to an Alpha, but to every pack member.

In the midst of establishing herself by placing her scent at measured intervals, Aliki stopped when she heard the howl. An unfamiliar voice. One that did not belong. Much too far inside the Lake's territory. She turned, hackles bristling along her spine. Her tail flagged high with aggression as she quickly found and locked onto the interloper.

She did not engage. Did not close the wide distance between them. Instead she raised her head, letting out a threatening bark howl. A message to the stranger; get out, now. A call to Khaba and others; trespasser. 

She moved ahead, a beeline for him. Hoping her steady, foreboding approach would drive him back where he came from.