Redhawk Caldera Your lessers' will hunt you down

Cougars, lynx, bears, coyotes and even other wolves all presented themselves as threats, each were not above killing a fellow predator for food. Sifaka knew that well, he was sure Ruenna did too. Coyotes, foxes and wolves loved to dip their filthy paws into lands not their own and steal what was not theirs, thus they all had to be personally dispatched. It was one big game of chance to maned male, winning was never promised and losing always whispered in his ear. 

Betrayal from self proclaimed loyalists toppled long reining empires with sometimes few actions, family killed their own for their desired gain, friends left others for dead out of cowardice. No wolf was safe from the unpredictability of others. However Sifaka wasn't above putting trust in others, especially his packmates, but the warnings still floated under the surface.

"Complacency kills. Betrayal doesn't come from your enemies. It is always wise to keep your eye on those around you." Spoken like an old man harrowed by years of war. Sifaka was a touch tone deaf. Where others could see his words as a threat, he saw it as advice that was exceptionally useful. Sifaka never missed a chance to spill into some rant about anything, always taking pride in his so called gifts of knowledge. The man sort of saw himself wiser than the average wolf.