Porcupine Ridge A Potential Member

Illea trudged through the light snow feeling the sharp winter air cool her pelt.  She had scented a pack yesterday, but had been unsure of how to interact and attempt.  She had been traveling for over a year now and had found no packs since she had left her birth pack.  Illea found she actually missed being part of a pack, part of something, rather than the life of a loner she had once thought would be exciting and thrilling as a young pup and juvenile.  The female was surprised she had ever wanted the life of a loner, it was to dangerous and hard to survive without the force of a pack, hunting was hard too as a loner, all she had been able to catch for a long while was smaller prey like rabbits, birds, mice, voles, moles and rats, since it was hard to take on the bigger prey, such as elk, deer and caribou with only one wolf.  Illea missed having the life of being in a pack.  

Illea padded forward towards the border, but made sure not too cross, she still had not decided on how to try to join.  Without causing problems.  The she-wolf tilted her head to the side in thought.  Thinking up ideas.  Finally after about six minutes Illea found herself grasping one she accepted.  The she-wolf stood perfectly still.

Illea tilted her bright snow white head back.  Opening her maw, she let a loud clear howl into the cold winter air.  Announcing that she was beyond the border, but interested in joining.  Then she lower her head and closed her maw.  The she-wolf wondered if someone would listen to her call, but she assumed so.  Her first pack had always listened to howls especially the ones of loners and had instantly responded.  She would bet that this pack would do the same.

Illea found herself remembering the pack life she had experienced so long ago, and how wonderful it had been now that she thought of it, her sister Spring, her lovely pack, her family.  It would be nice to have something of that sort again.  Well if I achieved my goal.  Illea reminded herself in her thoughts.  Then sat waiting for an Alpha, or someone of the pack to appear.  Waiting...