Redtail Rise Beartooth

Their tussling did not cease entirely, but lagged when another wolf approached. She was young and fit, and marked with a red mask. At first Tulimaq sensed hostility from her and so he watched her; but then her posture shifted. There was authority there, but no longer any sign of a threat beyond that. The big man even paused to call to her, and Tulimaq huffed softly, signaling an end to play.

He approached the girl with the swagger of someone old and powerful, and was mindful to keep his tail low in a neutral manner, flicking the end to show his own curiosity. The woman looked very much like Avicus; the family resemblance and the innate confidence of the wolf granted Tulimaq some understanding.

The man shared some breaths with her, greeting nose-to-nose in the cursory way of the wild. When he pulled back again it was to nudge playfully at Tuugak, presuming he was the one to impress and not the youth between them.