Treyah was cruising around the borders steadily. Things were changing for the better, or so she had to keep telling herself. She would head out again once this final pass was taken to try and catch any sign of Suka. She couldn't convince herself he was dead, otherwise there would have been a body. She wouldn't allow herself to worry about the possibilities that extended beyond his initial attack. She was ripped from her thoughts as a strange scent crossed the borders. Kerberos hadn't told her to be expecting anyone and it wasn't a wolf she had encountered before, so a short warning howl was sent up for the rest of the pack as she turned to follow the trail.

He almost matched the charred trunks of the trees, snow washing some of them out to the same silvered grey. Her tail rose, her stance was guarded but hardly aggressive, particularly when she realised the boy shared an age with her younger siblings. They had allowed wandering pups to take shelter with them before. Maybe he had lost his family and needed help finding them again. "Can I help you? I'm Treyah, one of the leaders here." Remembering how Kerberos reacted to the last wolf that just strolled across their borders put her on edge. No doubt her call would lead him here too. "My co-lead might be a bit put out about you being so deep within the territory without announcing yourself..." It was as much warning as she could spare with familiar footsteps closing in.

Treyah knew all too well what it was like to have a parent that wasn't all there. If she hadn't had the support of the pack she might never had learned the appropriate cues and responses and she knew for certain that her siblings wouldn't t have, so her stance softened to counter the rigidity of Kerberos's. "Well, usually wolves don't wander into strange territories, they stop and howl for someone to come to them. Otherwise the wolves that live there might get upset, and attack them, mistaking them for a thief or someone that means them harm." She had a gentle smile on her face, her tail giving a low wave. If he wasn't familiar with the lay of the land she might be able to coax him back to the border without him being any the wiser. "Wanna walk with me while we talk? You can tell me your name and a little bit about yourself." She brushed against Kerb softly as she moved to set out, a quick silent glance send pleadingly in his direction. He's just a kid.

Treyah was vaguely aware of their latest arrival somewhere in the vicinity, but she was trying to focus all of her energy on the youngster in front of her. That was, until Kerberos's voice hit her like a physical blow. Her ears folded down against her skull, and her tail curved between her legs, eyes growing wide as she took an uncertain step backwards. Had she done something so terribly wrong in caring for the stranger? or was this something else? When the boy responded it dawned on her that perhaps her words weren't enough to smooth this one over and the corner of her mouth drew down in worry. She wanted to go to Kerb, to calm him down but worried that doing so right now would undermine his authority and her own, but then the stranger was just a child... A rude one, but surely this was just a product of his upbringing and nothing that couldn't be corrected with a little care and love?

Her eyes flitted from one to the other, her paws rooted to the spot. She didn't know what to do.