Ankyra Sound First Things First

He was no leader, but Kaertok had been trained to guard from a young age. With all that had happened, he was on edge even more so than usual. The call that went up was from somebody he did not know, and considering how tightly-knit (despite their chaotic nature) Rusalka was, he assumed it to be a joiner. Nevertheless, he could hold them off until Raleska or Aningan were able to join.

Sungiwok arrived in his usual way: swiftly and quietly. The wolf who stood there was not anybody he knew, nor did they smell strongly of anybody he knew. If there were hints of Vengeance, Kaertok chalked it up to the male's quickly-fading scent from the pack's boundaries. Who are you, and what do you want? he asked brusquely.