Swiftcurrent Creek Stay out of the circle

Julius had managed to slip out of the den without any siblings or family members tagging along right away. Them noticing he wasn't there was inevitable, which would result in one of them eventually coming out to find him. But until then, the immediate area outside the den was his. Yes, all of it was his until his family appeared. Then, it would become theirs.

He meandered around the area, taking care to keep the den entrance in his vision at all times. Julius was silent for the majority of this, the one exception being when a small beetle was noticed. When that happened, he growled at it for being in his area. When it showed no sign of going, he attacked it, batting it with his paws as it scurried around. When it decided to try to get closer to the den entrance, he bent down to bite it. With a pleasing crunch, Julius held the bug between his teeth. Then, he swallowed it.

The beetle taken care of, Julius started meandering around the area again, searching for anymore vexatious bugs that threatened him and his family.