Narime could feel that odd sensation in her lower belly.. Or rather in that place somewhere lower than her belly, she wasn't sure if it was her stomach that pups grew in or not, but it seemed that way. Having had a bad first time pregnancy with Yuka, Titan, and Malia, Narime hoped that this one would go smoother. So far she didn't feel at all sick, and the only signs that showed she was carrying were the usual ones. Her scent had changed, her mood too had switched from aggressive to calm loving, and lastly she was beginning to gain a bit of weight despite the heavy winter fur beginning to shed from her body.

Ash was a near constant presence around her now. Though she had managed to slip away for a moment. Nari, unlike her troubling sons, absolutely loved when those she trusted and loved hovered over her. Perhaps it was because she was an attention hog, but Nari couldn't deny that she liked having others around looking at her. So in a way Ash's over protective behavior was greatly appreciated on her end.

Right now the silver she wolf was headed towards her border. She was rather content to just let the world go by and do whatever it pleased outside of her borders, but with pack tensions at an all time high, Nari couldn't just forget about keeping up her own border patrols. Especially when there were so little members within the pack. A helper or two would be great, but only if they planned on staying with her.

The gray she wolf pads closer and closer before she quickly realizes that another wolf was near her border. First thing she notes is the scent, and secondly the sight of the pretty she wolf. Nari tests the air with her keen nose and figures out a little bit of the stranger. Nari notes that she's a lone female who was not pregnant, but at the tag end of her heat cycle. The woman also had the smells of moss, wind, grasses, and earth upon her coat; as if she had been traveling far and wide across the land. Quickly Nari changes direction to intercept the stranger cloaked in tawny gray hues.

"Who are you and what is your business near my territory?"

Nari says simply and without emotion as she slows to a stop before the stranger. She didn't press her dominance on the loner as long as they kept a clam head and acted neutral or submissive. With her being pregnant and stating that this was her territory Nari figured that they might guess that she was an alpha. S she saw no need to push her position on this stranger. That was how confident she felt about her position.

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@Alexynik

The woman was playing this game correctly so far. Narime noted her lowered stance with sparkling blue eyes before letting a soft smile appear on her black rimmed lips. The lone woman gave her name, a strange sounding one that caught Nari's curiosity almost immediately within its grasp. The next words from Alexynik's maw caused Nari's eyes to narrow onto the mid sized females slender form. One side of the Lagina she wolf thought lowly of the Alex woman trying to join her pack. She didn't trust the womans words, nor any promises she might make to them. One large part of Narime didn't want to continue this conversation. Instead it wanted to growl and chase the she wolf off. Nari would only truly trust her family now, what with her faith in wolf kind being blemished by betrayal upon betrayal.

However...

Another smaller side of Nari recognized that her pack was failing. It was small, and despite her son Yuka now being considered a full member Nari knew that she did not have enough trusted wolves by her side to keep the pack strong. She needed more wolves in case Cut Rock River did something they would regret. Hell, she would need more wolves simply to look after her when she was really fat hormonal and potentially sick from pregnancy. Though Nari hoped her second time around wouldn't have her regurgitating meals up all over the territory this year.

Slowly a smile crept up onto Nari's muzzle as she looked over Alexynik.

" My name is Narime Lagina, alpha of Whisper Caverns pack. "

She introduced herself while allowing that alluring smile to flee from her muzzle. Now, only a serious look masked her silver face.

"The pack has room for you, and should you prove yourself a trusted ally to us you may well learn to call us family... "

Narime spoke calmly while walking a few steps around the she wolf. The woman was young, and perhaps might make a good friend for @Yuka to run with. Though Nari wasn't sure if he would appreciate a pretty she wolf intruding upon his chores to chat with him.

"What skills would you be able to bring to this pack? What are you good at? Or what would you like to do if you don't have a job in mind already?"

Narime eyes the stranger hungrily. She wanted her pack to be strong. However, did this she wolf have what it takes to be a whisper wolf?

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Attempting to look a little more relaxed, Narime rolled her shoulders once before breathing a sigh. The girl spoke about her skills which included hunting and scouting, and Nari couldn't help but let her maw twitch upwards into a smile. A fellow hunter, even one in training was greatly appreciated by the gray woman. Nari had been the lead hunter in the willow pack, and continued to lead hunts within her own pack. However all of her old hunting partners were gone. Nari very much liked the idea of having another she wolf to head out and hunt with. The silver woman hadn't had a real hunting companion in quite a long time.

A scout was also needed, but in less demand than a hunter. Nari had experience scouting as well for her old pack. Now perhaps she could pass on what she knew to this young she wolf.

"I can help you train in both roles if you wish, for my experience is greatest in hunting and scouting. However you'll have to train with me a bit before I officially give you a role. That is... If you still want to join? "

Nair raised her brow expectantly and readied herself to cloak the she wolf in her own scent. However she wasn't quite done testing the newcomer yet.

"I would ask you to take an oath to me before I fully accept you. For I have had many betrayals among my previous pack mates and do not wish to further that record. "

Narime paused waiting for the female to answer her previous question before announcin the oath Alexynik would have to take. After this, the she wolf would be able to proudly call herself a Whisper Caverns wolf.

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