A blood-red paw

Like the others, Kove had accepted the tenets quickly. She wasn't surprised by that, they were direct to the point, easy to remember and easy to follow. It was one of the rallying points of the Dark Brotherhood, something that even the atheists and those who refused to leave their own religion could agree with.

His final statement she was pleased with. He was loyal, to her and the Dark Brotherhood, and would fight to the death to defend his new Family. She smiled briefly before speaking again. "Normally, the initiation includes killing another wolf, but as of yet, I have bypassed it. I am certain that you would pass that test with flying colors, Kove." For once, this kind of statement was not spoken with the pretence of manipulating another. She was genuinely sure the second white ghost would follow that order, like she was sure with Slade and Keith. "Come forward, Kove, and I shall bestow this mark upon you. Then you shall be a true member of the Dark Brotherhood"