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Jackdaw was made for the roll if stealth and reconnaissance more than he was brute force, lacking the general bulk of a wolf, himself. Sharing in Nevermore's height was well an good, but he lacked the thick muscles that coiled beneath his father's swarthy pelt, instead favoring the thin chording of muscles from the coywolf. Lithe and lean, he was more of the speed and brains than he was brawn and that had always been okay with the hybrid. There was little point in getting upset about things that he could not change, anyway. The few days Jackdaw had been in Neverwinter Forest he have been contemplating his co-rank options, weighing the pros and cons of each, though he always had a nagging suspicion that he would, in the end, choose outrider in favor of the others. It suited his area of skills to a near perfection. The only area that the outrider co-rank touched on that would need practice was a diplomatic approach of being a messenger boy. Jackdaw had never been particularly malevolent but he was not sure what exactly he would do in a hostile situation if one were to arise, having never really been in a situation such as that before. He was confident though that if he practiced in pretend situations with pack mates, if anyone was willing to help him that was, it would aid him in the long run. It sounded good in theory, but really the only way he would be able to know in truth was if he found himself in the real life circumstance of a hostile pack.

Jackdaw figured he would broach the subject with Chakra sometime, maybe after she'd healed a little bit, for her minor injuries (Tokio is assuming) did not fail to fall under Jackdaw's notice. Chakra Fearlheart was beautiful, but her scars only added to that beauty. Scars never bothered Jackdaw on females - Adyssa had more than her fair share, and thought Nevermore was a far cry from a female he had plenty of gruesome scars, particularly his empty and scarred left eyesocket. Jackdaw showed the slightly embarrassing thoughts of having the hots for his alpha female out of his mind. He was a newbie, she probably had a mate, or her eye on a male her ranks, and frankly would probably have no interest in a hybrid like him, Jackdaw assumed. Firmly, he set about with the intentions of resuming his patrol, only to freeze in his steps when a masculine bark beckoned him, molten gold eyes flashing to the ebony male whom was approaching.

A quick assessment was given as mocha tipped tail gave a wag of greeting when the other male spoke, introducing himself as Luka. Assessment made, the hybrid's black, leathery nostrils flared ever so slightly, unable to help but ponder what this Luka wanted, unless it was just to be friendly. The hybrid was always a little suspicious at first, never truly sure how wolves were going to behave towards him. "Morning," Slipped betwixt Jackdaw's spliced lips in a returned greeting. "I've only met our lovely alpha, Chakra so far," Jackdaw admitted, confirming that Luka and he had never met before. "I am Savage DeMonte," The macabre name slipped from Jackdaw's lips, wondering, as he always did, why Nevermore had to name his children so crudely. "But I go by Jackdaw." he finished, giving his preferred nickname over his given name. It had been Jackdaw's nickname for as long as he could remember; having been given to him by Adyssa upon his birth for he reminded her of the little dark bird she had always been fond of.