Redtail Rise Phoenix

Redd was not surprised at how hard this challenge was to determine.  Masque was a powerful wolf in her own right and physically they were well matched.  She won as a result of a weakness, and while there was no shame in this, there was also no pride in seeing Masquerade limp away.  She had not wanted this outcome.  She would need to fix this sooner than later.

But first, Redd would end this here.

She approached New Snow with a peaceful demeanor, and if allowed, greeted her with a nudge and a lick to the chin.  Then her posture shifted, tail and head raising once more, as she looked at the woman with a querying rumble.  Redd had no mate, nor did any others within the rise.  She hoped her meaning was clear.  You will carry a piece of our future.  I will protect it.

She looked at Augur as well, uncertain, but with an unmasked yearning deep in her gaze.  She did not wish to lose more of their foundation, for a pack’s strength was not in its blood.  It lay in its fangs.