Silver Creek the stranger

my post isnt as long sorry D:

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he patrolled, and kept the faces of Cortland and Mona in his mind's eye as he did so. he could not leave, he had decided, not with the pups still so young and vulnerable. they needed him, as did Spring, and Rowan. unbidden her vision came to his senses but the boy pushed it aside - why, he did not know. she had been a great boon to him, a gentle comfort, and several times he had suggested he move his den to be closer to her and the kids. Casmir was tired of being lonely, of lying in a cold den that only held his fragrance and none of Laika's own.
the breeze shifted and brought to him the scent of an intruder, and his frustration sharpened into a knife-point that he held before him as he loped through the woodland, nares flared and hackles bristled.
he saw then a wolf rolling along one of the further scentmarks, and snarled loudly as he slowed to approach. the stranger had trespassed, but Cas was not so stupid as to attack without just cause — the threat of injury was too great to risk this season. he snapped his white teeth in her direction all the same, legs stiff and tail thrown high over his hips. "what the fuck do you want?"[/tr][/td][/table]