The length of his smile steadily grew as the tawny man listened to the input his cherished member and friend offered. In agreement with Anthem it seemed like the odds were in their favor on an alliance forming between the lake dwelling wolves and the wolves seeking refuge under the grouping of oak trees just northeast of Vesper's domain. With a former cove member living in their midst and a friend of a friend there couldn't be any reason why the Bend leaders would refuse such an alignment. "Well then it looks like the odds fall in our favor. Hopefully all goes well when I pay them a friendly visit." the words toppled out of his mouth in a lighthearted tone, the smile on his lips actually reaching his eyes this time to give the rich golden spheres a glint of their own.

Heeding the swarthy man's worries having noticed the subtle change in body language and the tone faintly residing behind his words, a small nod was his physical answer before the verbal one came. "We are small in numbers still and I will take someone only if we can spare the missing able body for a day or two. I'm tougher than I look, my friend." With that a wink followed to help wash away any concerns the man before him withheld. Vespertio was in his prime years and although the pack in question may be considerably larger than his own there was no reason to fret over the little things. If altercations could be avoided as much as possible that was the way the patriarch wanted to go. Screwing up a deal with one of the largest packs in the lore would be a pretty bad omen on their behalf. The less enemies the better.

'If only it was that easy' the agouti man commented silently in his head on the comment Anthem had made about sticking on the good side of Lady Luck. Vespertio knew not what they were doing to gain such good favors from the lady in question, but he wasn't about to go complaining while the goods kept coming. The conversation soon began to grow stagnant, though, as the storm pelted man before him began to yawn. Telltale signs that he was due for some good solid rest before setting out on the next trip to hopefully bring back some fresh recruits for the pack. Bringing the dark tinted tail behind him up to give a friendly wag, a mirroring smile soon graced the ebony lining of his lupine lips. "I think we've had enough chit-chat for one day. You must be tired from your journey and need to recuperate." The once smile turning into a faint toothy grin.  

So far the dark companion was the only wolf the dark saddled patriarch had come to form a genuine bond with and came to enjoy their companionship. Deep down he knew if a need ever arose Anthem was the man to go to. A cherish-able member to the pack. Golden optics briefly scouring over the tired man, his head dipped in a silent farewell. "Rest up and i'll be on my way. Got borders to patrol once more before catching some sleep myself." A light chuckle passes his lips before the mass of his frame turns toward the nearest marker line. The two men would see each other again soon enough.