Blacktail Deer Plateau of star & sea

The initial howl itself did not lure the northerner into the scene but, as things developed, the voices and snarls did. His ears fell flat and then shot up again, alert and turning in search of sound; Aningan followed the noise until he arrived at the cause of the commotion, fur bristling and body tensing. He watched from afar at first, taking note of everything as it unfolded. And when he finally closed the distance between himself and them, instinct and emotion overwhelmed him; he did not say a word but simply made his being there known, tail raised and gaze, surprisingly, hardened as it settled on the gathering. For now, he remained back and out of the way, observing everything as it unfolded—these displays, he learned long ago, were simply the Rusalkian way.