Zalen's silly...
He did not recognize the call, but he recognized who the call was for, so the Alpha did nothing more but raise his head to watch Jiva exit the den before lying it back on his paws. He knew that many of his members had friends outside of New Dawn, and he was alright with that, but after a moment, the lilt in the voice began to gnaw at him. It was those yips, those yips at the end of the howl. They were not a sound a wolf would make, though the howl said otherwise, but they had both come from the same canine. Zalen could handle the curiosity no longer, and so he got to his feet and trotted out of the den.
His lope was casual, for he truly was in no hurry; the call had been friendly, cordial, and so Zalen did not worry for Jiva’s safety. In fact, the sable Alpha knew that the young Takekuro was beginning to come into his own, and had even made friends with the newest member. But how could one not make friends with her? She was beautiful, fertile, and friendly. Perhaps this caller was the same.
Soon, Jiva’s scent became stronger and so did another, one that made Zalen’s eyes widen; Inferni. He had not smelled that in a while, but he would recognize it anywhere; his pace quickened. And then, there they were, the young wolf dog Jiva and a young female coyote. Zalen did not hesitate to walk right up to the pair, passing Jiva completely and coming right up to the female. She was definitely of Inferni, and had obviously traveled from there to here. The large, ebony Alpha sniffed the girl all over, his body stiff in a dominant stance. Where at one time he might have threatened her and chased her off, now he was more curious as to why she was here. As far as he knew, Vesper was still the Beta of Inferni, and therefore, he was not worried about the appearance of their members. But it was a very, very rare occurrence, in fact, only Vesper and Myrika had been to New Dawn as far as he knew.
As soon as he had received all the olfactory information from the girl that he could, he sneezed out her scent and turned to look at Jiva curiously, why had she called him?