Redtail Rise and a five pointed dagger

maybe that was the bit that was missing. ancelin was fond of the pups, but he wasn't close to them. he didn't care if they liked him or not, just that they respected his rank. lilia had been close with them all, a mentor, a sister-figure, almost. why they hadn't respected her the way redd or masque had their attention came down to blood.
hadn't they all seen what happened at the hunt?
ancelin growled a low croon, pressing his lips against her forehead. whatever happened, she had him. he had her.
he was about to answer when augur's howl cascaded down into the rise from the borders he'd left behind. cold fear swirled momentarily in his veins, replaced by a simmering determination, the rage rising hotly once more.
"i know you want to stay here and fight, leelee," ancelin muttered, standing slowly to his paws as his hackles prickled, "but i'm her blood. she won't kill me."
rakish, grinning, licking his jaws in anticipation even as true terror for lilia's life began to galvanize ancelin into the posture of a leader.