The ebony Beta had risen early in the morning, something that was more than a little habitual for her now, she was usually one of the last to bed in the evenings, waiting until long after the sun had set; and then she was usually the first to rise, often beating the dawn, awakening long before the sun had raised itself from its lazy bed in the sky. She had been a little worried recently, Ciara had been injured, she had dragged herself into the den not long ago, looking for the sable female's alabaster mate, naturally that made sense, Deuce was the pack's healer after all, but of course that did not make it any better; the young girl had broken ribs and had been a bloody mess when she had arrived in the den, Soran had already started to see the young female as something of a daughter, to see her injured was heart breaking. It was also worrying for the coal pelted female, there had been a cougar far, far too close to their lands, that was what had injured Ciara, the idea that there was a danger lurking so close to the lands was playing over and over in the dark female's mind, what if it had gone unnoticed and stalked into the den? What if it had killed someone? Ciara had been lucky, she had been injured but she would live, this time everything had turned out ok. But that was not to say that it would not happen again, they would need to be more vigilant in the future. Soran gave a heavy sigh as she walked, she was still concerned, what on earth had happened to Blind? She had not seen her daughter for what seemed an age, the dark female knew that she had been busy with her duties, that she had been around the lands, often in a solitary manner but still she had expected to see the dark girl in passing at least. The ebony wolf missed her and hoped more than anything that she was well, perhaps she would go and seek her out later on, yes she would make a final pass of the borders near the sea and then she would go back to the cave and call for the young girl, she would see how she had been and mother her as she often did.
And so the sable female set off, her long legs taking her across the lands quickly, her paws landing on the ground softly with each careful step. She smiled to herself as she walked, despite the worry; a small flower fell from one of the trees and landed gently on her snout, she shook her dark head and gave a small chuckle as she did so; somehow that seemed to be a good omen for her, perhaps everything really would be alright after all, perhaps she would come across Blind on her way through the lands now, they could have a catch up. Perhaps there would be no more cougars trespassing on the lands, she hoped so more than anything. It was as she thought this that the wind seemed to change, bringing the scent of a member of the pack to her nostrils, mingled with the salty tang of the sea air. She smiled to herself, she was getting to know the members of her pack again and it seemed that this was yet another wolf that she needed to meet properly. She quickened her pace slightly and padded towards the scent. She smiled as the scarred, alabaster male came into view, he was laying down, clawing slightly at the earth. Soran slowed her pace and ruffled her fur slightly, her tail beginning to wag as she approached the male. The ebony Beta moved into a dominant stance, her ears perked high on her head and her tail raised as she walked, she was the Beta wolf after all and needed to give the impression that she was indeed dominant to those around her, even if she saw them all as a large family. Anyone that knew Soran well would know that of her anyway, would know that she was their superior but that she never saw anyone as inferior. She smiled as she approached, moving to sit near to the male, but far enough away that his privacy was maintained.
It's a bracing day is it not? Soran asked, her tone warm and pleasant as she looked the scarred male over.
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