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The man gave a slight smile, both to Sankori and Stark - of course, he was also more than ready to defend Easthollow if that was what became of this meeting, but he did not yet believe that would occur. Even so, his posture raised slightly just to reaffirm to the stranger that she would be far better off not taking a move against these wolves, for they did not meet aggressive strangers kindly. At least, Sankori did not appear to be the kind of wolf to intrude upon land where she was not wanted.

If he could see into the thoughts of Stark, perhaps Birk, too, he might have found himself amused. Presumably, they were all willing to step forward to the position of Beta, but the man wished not for conflict. Being part of the leadership was not necessarily a reward, more a task that required a lot of dedication - luckily, these were things Mawk was very much capable of. Despite his son's death, he was working just as much as he did before (if not more) and the loss seemed to have impacted his wife more than himself, as the sun-pelted Gamma reassured himself with the idea that Burr was at peace now.

Stark questioned whether or not Sankori was an aspiring healer, and she confirmed, though Mawk had already known this. That was why he had sent her away to complete that task, in hopes she would return when Valette had come back to Easthollow. "Indeed - Easthollow needs a healer. I did not want to turn her away simply because Valette was not here." He murmered, a statement that was directed to the other man, nodding to him.  Speaking of @Valette, he awaited a reply or simple gesture from Stark simply to see whether or not he agreed, before tipping his head back and calling for the alphess. She would make the final desicions.