Arrow Lake endrega drones

stigmata became visibly on guard at the somewhat unfamiliar approach of sadiq. the iron wolf could identify each of his packmates by the cadence of their gait alone, but had not yet determined the sound of their newest edition's pawsteps. only the youngest of his children (ego) seemed to notice the change in his father, even as the other pups scrambled about him wildly, and the boy looked on uncertainly as stigmata began to ripple ominously.

he relaxed when he realized it was takiyok's brother, and he greeted the northerner with an immediate flattening of his hackles. his firstborn (stag), and arguably the most brazen of the four, charged unabashedly at the newly noticed sadiq; demanding supplication with a show of tiny, ineffectual, brute force - aimed right for the tall wolf's front legs.

the twins were quick to follow, and even the youngest strayed from behind stigmata to investigate the smells, all of them swarming about their uncle's legs with noses and teeth and paws actively trying to dismantle him.

the general, mollified by the pups' infatuation with sadiq, moved to recline in a patch of shade that shifted listlessly in the breeze. he watched them interact, and remained silent if only because he knew he did not share a common tongue with the newcomer to their ranks. he was content to observe him instead; watch him grow close to his children, and watch all of them bond until he would see fit to gather them back up for the den.

it was a companionable sort of silence between them. the kind of company he could get used to.

i made this post rather vague so that, at your discretion, we can either continue this thread OR you can just archive it here and we can have something more recent <3 either way, i require more keg time!