10-18-2011, 04:51 PM
The scent of border markings drifted past the she-wolf's nose as she approached. Nightkeeper's paws barely skimmed the ground as she pelted through the foliage, but they sunk deep into the soft soil as she abruptly halted, bracing against the impact with her haunches lowered and her tail sweeping the leaves. The border marking was right in front of her, and unless she was the stupidest loner ever to set paw on this barren and rubbish-ridden earth, there was no way she was crossing. She knew this was a pack territory, and she knew that while there were some peaceful packs, there was no point in finding out the hard way if they would take her trespassing badly and tear her apart.
She decided to play civilized. Shaking herself out once, Nightkeeper slowed her breath and lowered her rear into an alert but relaxed sitting position. She kept her tail flat so as not to raise alarm, and she tucked her paws against her belly. She didn't want to look like a threat, but she didn't want to look pathetic, either. The snake hanging in her ear clicked softly as her ears flicked backward and the she-wolf raised her head to howl, quietly in case there was in fact one or several members of the pack nearby.
She decided to play civilized. Shaking herself out once, Nightkeeper slowed her breath and lowered her rear into an alert but relaxed sitting position. She kept her tail flat so as not to raise alarm, and she tucked her paws against her belly. She didn't want to look like a threat, but she didn't want to look pathetic, either. The snake hanging in her ear clicked softly as her ears flicked backward and the she-wolf raised her head to howl, quietly in case there was in fact one or several members of the pack nearby.