◦500+ words. =D
So far, Nala hadn't really seen anything too bad in regards to the war that Anselm had told him about. He knew it was going on, certainly, even if he did not understand what it meant. The Dahlian wolves were not allowed here--that was a given. Since coming to Inferni, though, Nala had only met Anselm and then two Dahlians. That wasn't good at all! He needed to meet someone else, so that there could be a little bit of balanbce, yes? The little black girl had come too close to Inferni, so he had not been nice to her, no-sir-ee, no way. Nala wanted to make Anselm really, really proud of him! Being nice to that stupid little puppy would not have done the job at all, so Nala had been mean! Minos hadn't been too close to Inferni, though, so now they were friends, and that was that. He really hoped that he wasn't going to get into any trouble for being friends with Minos... He hadn't thought about that beforehand, and maybe he should have. Nala didn't want himself or Minos to get into trouble. He wouldn't be a good friend, then, no he wouldn't.
His attempts at finding Anselm were not going well, and no matter how many caves he sniffed at, he had not been able to find the golden-furred male that had accepted him. Nala wanted to ask him questions and tell him things! He wasn't really sure what he wanted to ask and what he wanted to tell the Optio, but surely he could come up with something on the spot. Like he told Anselm, he was quick! Maybe he had meant it in a different context, and maybe he wasn't really fast-thinking, but he could try, right? That was all that mattered, Nala mentally concluded with a firm mind, turning away from the caves with a dejected sigh. Oh well, now he would have more time to think of something to--a howl! Nala turned excitedly, moving toward the borders faster than he thought he possibly could. Now he would have something to tell Anselm about, and maybe the male would even be proud of him! That would be really great!
Nala really did not know what he was getting himself into by responding to the howl, and as he rounded a corner and approached, he slowed slightly at the smell. It was the same as the black puppy's and Minos' smells. Yipping quietly and defensively, Nala stepped closer, watching the stranger carefully. "You aren't supposed to be here!" He knew this, because the black puppy wasn't supposed to be here, and they smelled the same. His eyes widened as he realized what he was looking at--a real, live, two-legged canine!! But there were more important things at hand! "Where are you from? You need to go back!" he shouted, hoping that would do the trick. This dumb wolf needed to leave, didn't he know anything? This was his chance to prove himself, even if he wasn't really sure how he was going to do it. He needed to do something, though, because this wolf really was not supposed to be so close to Inferni. There was a war going on!