Shadowwyn Moor nine strikes

Ridgeback had waited calmly while the others had moved in on the Swiftcurrent borders. His instruction was plain- wait, and come to help if called. 

Naturally, the sit, stay command was difficult for him to follow; the Velcro wolfdog wanted to be by Ice Diver’s side, ready to fight alongside her as necessary- but alongside his clinginess came a deep respect for obedience, so he stayed. 

To any within sight, he likely presented as a lunatic. He trolled his designated area for the perfect limb on the perfect tree- and began launching himself at a branch that hung six feet off the ground. For Ridgeback, such a height was no problem; the only drawback was that the branch was several inches thick, and still firmly attached to the tree. Growling and gyrating his hindquarters, he clung to the branch and dangled, causing it to sway with each jerk and flail. 

Sun Eater, Ice Diver and Kekoa would come into sight just as the bough finally gave away, cracking and peeling from the trunk and dropping the brute to the ground. He left it there and bounded toward the returning assembly, noting and greeting the beautiful woman that Sun Eater had gone to collect. He fussed over his mate, kissing her face and thumping her side with his tail as they walked.

The only space that would exist between the two of them would be due to the branch that he seized and carried back with him. It dragged along in the snow, but Ridgeback was pleased with his prize.

Now, gathered all together, the remaining pack members were briefed about their new addition. He noted (with some confusion) the stark look on Suliya’s face. Sulukinak, the avoidant one, seemed content enough with Morwenna’s arrival, though she spared little in the way of any indication of pride or preference. 

He sat close to Ice Diver, panting softly with a characteristic half-smile on his face. Morwenna seemed content enough to join them, and it would mean he wouldn’t be the only one new to the language. He wondered what he should give to the new couple as a wedding gift.