OOC: Sorry for the wait; had a sleepover over the weekend and didn't get a chance to post.
Slade was startled by the new voice that came from nearby. Turning his head he saw a dark-colored man with a weapon; it was one of those bows, and for a moment a shiver went through Slade before he realized that the bow wasn't aimed at him. If he had known that the canine was a trained killer he might have not relaxed so quickly; he hadn't met too many shady characters throughout his life and since joining Cercatori d'Arte he had seen none. Something gave him the feeling, however, that he was about to encounter a less-than-friendly canine, just from his flat and maybe disgusted expression.
The charcoal male asked a question regarding the bird, and Slade shook his head quickly, dumping off a few flakes. "No way," he replied. "This thing just dropped snow on my head; by all means kill it." He stepped aside and glanced up at the branch above him.
Of course, this was when the crow decided to get smart. It took one look at the bow in the newcomer's hand and flapped off, vanishing into a clump of trees. Slade growled; he honestly wouldn't have minded if the bird had been killed. It was an evil thought, but a dead bird was better than an annoying bird, right?
He turned back to the Luperci, really looking at the character for the first time. He didn't seem to be from any pack Slade knew of, so Slade felt no obligation to try to appear submissive. Given neither of them were on a pack's land, Slade kept his tail even to his back and didn't look away from or directly at the new wolf's eyes.
"Who are you?" he asked, trying to assume a less sarcastic tone than the one he had used with the crow. "I'm Slade Auctor, Incidente di Parola of Cercatori d'Arte." He hoped that the mention of his pack and rank would spur the wolf to do the same.
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