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She was lucky to have been blessed with such wonderful pack members. It was good that Teddy had stopped this wolf before he'd come into the territory. She expected that each pack member be willing to do such a thing, and it pleased her to see him doing a basic duty despite him being in the warrior rank tier. Though she supposed that it was also one of his duties to determine whether a stranger was a threat to the pack. It was the part where he had stuck around and began the joining process that pleased her most.
Naniko listened to what Theodore had to say about the stranger and introduced herself to him. She trusted Teddy's judgement and held his opinion in high regard, he being one of the founding members and the one who had begun to teach her about weapons, and nodded to him when he said that Liev would be an asset to the pack. If he thought so then she believed him.
There was one thing that she had to be sure of, though, first. Some wolves were squeamish about blood and those types of things, but it was a ritual in Anathema for all new members to share blood with the wolf who accepted them into the Anathema Order, their ranking system. This would join the new canine to the rest of the pack through blood and confirm their membership. After sharing blood, that canine would be welcomed back into the pack without question if they ever left.
"Are you willing to share blood with me, Liev? It's a ritual in Anathema that all newcomers share a small amount of blood with whoever accepts them, to bind them to the rest of the pack and confirm their membership. If you wish to comply, give me your hand." She said. Naniko pulled a small dagger from her belt, pricking her own first finger with it.