Redtail Rise paua

Redd was not seeking company but did not turn it away either.  It was one of their newer members, unproven as of yet but no apparent danger so far.  She watched him impassively a moment, then finished her original goal to slake her thirst.

She let the silence settle, listening to the bird calls around.  It appeared he had been alone too, as there were no signs of another having departed.  Hunt lead was bound to be possessive for a time, so perhaps it was for the best.  Tensions ran high with the advent of spring.

Why are you here?  She finally asked, her curiosity overcoming reticence.  The others made sense; having built this place, it ran in their blood.  He had sought to make a place for himself in something already established.  She wished to know what drove this.