Border patrol. It was a love/hate relationship he had with the task. He loved the part when he got to roam his lands, enforcing the borders, exploring new places, seeing the sights and all that their kingdom had to offer, for it was never the same on each trip. He hated the part where he had to meet new wolves. He wasn't exactly a social wolf, outside of his instinct to be part of a pack that was, and he much preferred his own company with the knowledge that others were in the area but not too close. Border patrol left more of a window for meeting someone new, someone strange and having to get to know them. It was tedious. If he had his way, he would select wolves based on their size and strength. He could pick guys like him who weren't talkers and as long as they got their food they did as they were told. However, he had done that the first time around- finding a wolf like Jedd, the coward who left him to defend Athena against two wolves as it "was not his fight", was no longer an option. They had to be more ruthless in finding wolves suitable to take into their home, with loyalty and courage. The tests he gave them would have to be stronger and he felt he would be turning more wolves away- a harsh reality for them as they were so far away from the world up here in the pass.


As luck would have it, he wasn't going to have an easy round today. Oh no, they decided to drop someone on his doorstep. How friggin' annoying but he sucked it up and followed the scent upon the icy breeze. He would do his job, it was why he was here in the first place (though the idea of a bloody battle seemed a far better use of his time) and he would meet whoever it was knocking at their door. Quickly as he could, he trotted up the tricky rock side, his paws effortlessly consuming the hard terrain beneath him until he pulled himself up onto the mountain side via the path they had use to enter their pass. From up here, their home was beautiful. The sides of the mountain created the perfect valley, a mini-version of the land on the other side, complete with their own forest and waterfall. It was heaven really- Naira had done a good job.
There was no time to sight see, he had a job to do and he continued away from his pass until he breached the very outskirts of the borders, where he drew ever closer to the scent of the lone female. It was not hard to spot her; other than rocks and a few scrubs there was little else upon the mountain and against the grey background of the sky, her russet coat stood out like a beacon. She was thin, wiry and in poor condition. She looked like he did last winter, but he had pulled through by joining the River wolves... where his life then changed drastically.

He made his way over. His strong legs steady on the terrain, whilst his tail was held high in dominance, his head just as erect whilst his ears perked forward. He looked beautiful and so very deadly. "What do you want, loner?" he asked with his strong, smooth southern drawl as he approached her.

His face remained neutral as she spun her tale, but inside he was clawing to get out. He kept his dominant poise,but could not help but think that no matter who found her wandering close to their borders today, the outcome of her plea would be the same. The fact that it was him that found her, only made things better. Today was going to be a good day. Border patrol might actually have been worth waiting up for this morning.
He thought deeply about the right words to use, where to even begin. He felt the need he should explain his actions before he did them, just to really drive the point into her hard. He moved forward, slithering like a snake as his head began to drop from his dominant stance and down to cover his heck. His hackles bristled, reaching up towards the sky and only making him larger. He did his best to keep his lips from pulling back into a snarl, but it was difficult and flashes of brilliant white teeth were apparent as he approached the small, thin wolf with confidence.


"So let me get this straight. You are asking me to offer you a home, food, shelter, protection the works... so you can study us?" he began, no amusement in his tone despite how funny, no, pathetic her situation was. Did she think him soft hearted? That he would go running to her and nurse her wounds whilst pouring food and water into her mouth? His heart was made of stone for everyone except one and stone hearts did not bleed anything, especially not compassion or sympathy. She was better off dead if she was unable to look after herself- no self respecting pack would take her in. Learn the ways of a wolf? She seemed retarded as well. Every wolf grew up knowing how to do their job, it was innate, it was instinct and clearly she lacked any sense of them.


"First rule of being a wolf being in the presence of the King who's kingdom you wish to seek shelter? You fucking submit." he growled as he launched himself off the terrain and charged for her, his head lowered, hoping to barrel into her and send her flying.

As soon as he made contact he stopped his assault. It was enough for him to watch her crumble to the floor, the harsh terrain beneath her doing more damage then he could have done so quickly. She was stupid to close her eyes; he needed warriors to guard their lands, not cowards who trembled in his presence. She was not fit for their pack and she would learn it the hard way.


He could of attacked her again, he could of but he did not. She was in a pitiful state, the winter would take her before long, though with the packs around here, all love and rainbow vomit crap was their specialty, if she made it to them she might have a chance and he would not have her blood on his paws; he had enough of that already it seemed and with a final snarl, he backed off, allowing her the space to flee which she did, scuttling like a crab at first before she found her footing and ran, well, limped away as quickly as she could. He had a feeling he would not see her again, but to reinstate their presence, he threw his head up to the sky once more and allowed his call of dominance, to state he was king of this place to the world.

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