He was aware that the pack lead by Zalen had most likely been put in place after his initial visit to the north but Jazper seemed to go over board if it meant making friends with another pack. He had never felt a need to expose himself to so many other canines before starting Casa but now all he could think about in this leader feast was making connections. The food was excellent but it was his duty to get Casa’s name spread positively. Unlike Zalen who was concerned about the safety granted to them by the naivety of other packs, Jazper had always been an extrovert happy to socialize and get to know new canines. He believed that their safety came from making friends out of the weary and gaining alliances. They were not a particularly small pack but the Northern packs seemed to be larger with more land and resources. It was in his packs best interest to get to know the leaders of the North.
Nodding the dark alpha’s grin widened at the mention of Ichika’s peaceful ways but the grin faded slightly at ‘less than savory characters’ catching his golden eyes wander over to Sirius and the coyote leader. Silently he wondered about what Tayui had told him, about Sirius going bad, but his brain did not linger long as he caught himself and moved his eyes back to the male before him. I have the pleasure of knowing X’yrin as a close friend of mine. You are lucky to have such a friendly neighbor. Unwilling to share his personal feelings about the autumn colored wolfess he stopped at that letting his large ears perked in curiosity at the mention of their living arrangements and intentions.
It was interesting to him that a pack would choose to live absent of all human life but something he enjoyed the thought of. He had grown up as a wild wolf and now he was quite humanized but there was a sense of freedom to living outside of the pack lands on his travels to other packs. That is certainly an interesting way of life. I actually lived as a non-luperci until my adoptive father gave me the blood to shift around six months old. It must be nice to just live as wolves. It was clear that Jazper was honest in his words as he spoke with a sense of longing. But he would never return to that life, he wasn’t that naive. The years had changed him and he recognized that his members, as well as himself, had grown accustom to houses and human tools over caves, teeth and claws.
The red tattooed man caught him off guard with his final question. What had Casa done? It was a fair question but the knight had little to say. With a little reserve he spoke, Since we are still a very young pack Anann and I have been focusing on establishing friendships with all the packs. We believe the best way to avoid conflict to such an extent is to make sure we have an understanding of all the packs and personal relations with them. By doing so we hope to help packs with tension deal with conflicts politically, though we are willing to use force if it really must be used. It was the downfall of their plan, if they could not talk it out the packs would become physical and in turn Casa would lash out with their own force, taking the hits from both sides until control was maintained. So far every pack has accepted a peace offering from us. It was a small achievement but an achievement nonetheless. Our next step is to start making more personal relationships with the leaders and than pack members. Jazper was more than aware that he was sharing the entire game plan with Zalen but it did not cross his mind that the other Alpha may use the information against him, the only thought in his mind was establishing trust. I was a member of Crimson Dreams for most of my life including during the conflict and although I love my old home all I want is to make sure there is peace for my family and friends. They suffered much from the conflict but I am sure that Ulilohi will reestablish the peace between Aniwaya and the other packs.
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