Redtail Rise rise,

Augur stood firm.

The woman at his side, she who made her choice by standing with him.

Tulimaq huffed but was not so put-off by the sight. It was not a surprise to him, and did not harm what he thought of the Boulder. As the Ulfhedinn made his displays, Tulimaq accepted that he would not be chosen in this moment.

The elder shook the quills from his fur. He pulled a step back, then another, tail whisking at his hocks, and he retreated to the place he had been lurking before, and then continued on his way. There were patrols to make, hunting trails to investigate.