The Wispmother beckons (Sub-territory discovery)

She examined the mark further as Slade explained their origin. If his pack, and only them, used this system of marks that he was describing, then there was less of a chance that any other wolf here would know what the marks detailed, unless they figured it out somehow. "My assassins, no, not only them, my pack can use them."

They would not have to mark their caches with urine, giving away the location, if needed. With only a simple marking on a tree or rock, they could tell their own that here lies food, or herbs. Or this water was tainted, or this marsh was dangerous. "No one else besides your pack knows about these marks correct?"