While the pack of the Plateau was his new home, it did not quite feel like home to the male just yet. Because of this and his low rank amongst the other wolves, he felt no obligation to stay close to or even within the territory. In fact, the past few days he had been hiding, watching the odd female whom had taken great interest in his battle scars, though he doubted she noticed. Now, he did the same, following well behind the lone wolf. Close enough that he could see her and where she was going, but far enough that his dark fur could easily make him appear to be an odd shadow in areas with nowhere to hide.
As he lowered himself into a position to watch behind an odd snowdrift, Xi'nuata howled, attracting two more wolves. Each was from a different pack, but each had the same desire; a hearty meal. He did not make his presence known immediately. No, his training had made it impossible for him to jump out an reveal himself when there were numerous unknown wolves around. Instead, he continued to stalk closer until he could hear one of the wolves, who also appeared to be deeply scarred over one eye, announced that he should be followed. Not trusting the way the male spoke and appeared, which was mildly ironic considering his appearance wasn't a friendly one either, he approached the threesome, no longer caring about remaining hidden.
Kuno stood so all three wolves were within his vision, silently cursing being blind on one side. "Greetings. I hope you don't mind my late arrival." He glanced quickly at Xi'nuata, looking to see if she showed signs of trusting the male. Yes, they all wanted to hunt, but Kuno was not unfamiliar with what could happen on hunts with other packs. A wolf he had been close to in his old home was killed by a wolf from another pack when they were supposed to be hunting together under a truce. With there being a wolf in the small party that he already knew, he did not want to witness the same thing happen here.
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