It had been odd having to defend one of his subordinates without having been formally introduced to her first. He had not questioned his motivations though, only knowing that sooner or later this girl would be under his protection, and it would be under his best interests to keep her safety in his conscious when he encountered someone who claimed to be of relation to her. Of course, when she arrived, he would be sure to ask her about this man who had been quite rude to him and his partner and demanded answers of her whereabouts. No such thing should have occurred, especially so close to their lands and it having to do with one of their soon-to-be subordinates. Nari certainly wouldn't have appreciated it and it meant that Ash wouldn't have appreciated it either.

As he was making his borders, he was caught off guard by finding a scent he was not familiar with. Immediately, his pace slowed allowing him to identify the location of the individual, obviously marked with the scent of his partner. His paws moved quickly across the lands, his mossy green eyes taking in the area around him, trying to decide the position of this subordinate that he was set on finding. However, his tracking came to a stop near a tree, confusion creased in his eyebrows as he double checked to make sure that everything was correct. His information was correct and he sat down for a moment, knowing that it was impossible for someone to just vanish into thin air. Of course, Ash also, had never heard of a wolf climbing a fucking tree, so when a woman, whom he assumed was the subordinate he had readily defended climbed down the tree, all he could so was readily stare.

To jar himself out of his stunned silence, Ash bit his tongue lightly, drawing himself up to his full height before clearing his throat mark his arrival. He made it obvious that he wasn't as surprised as he had been before and continued to wait for her to turn, his mossy green eyes taking in her appearance carefully. She did not seem to be injured, which was a good sign, considering what she had been doing before his arrival. "I don't believe that was very safe, what you were doing, miss." His statement was blunt and his displeasure was clear. Despite her catch, if she had fallen, it could have been extremely bad for them. As far as Ash knew, there was no longer a healer within the ranks of Whisper Caverns and that definitely raised protection alarms for him when it came to precautions with his members. He needed to make sure they were all safe.

It didn't take long for the girl to whirl and pinpoint his location, probably shocked that he had been there in the first place. It was something that didn't surprise him, most didn't know he was there until he wanted his presence to be known. He remained stoic, never removing his penetrating gaze from the woman that he had encountered. It didn't take long for her to begin speaking and Ash found that he had an instant disliking to her. Her voice was so...high pitched. He remained neutral though, not allowing his thoughts to be displayed upon his face. Narimé had obviously accepted her into the pack for some reason and their amount of females within the pack was certainly low. As he listened to the girl talk, her question had the obvious answer and so he didn't bother answering her, his mossy green eyes narrowing into slits to make it clear that he didn't want to talk to her if all she was going to do was point out the obvious.

She did however, do something that any subordinate would do rightfully, but Ash declined politely, not having quite the appetite and preferring to ear with Rory when he had time to spend with her. He did, however, sit down to make himself comfortable, allowing this new subordinate some of his time. After all, he had protected her ass when someone who claimed to have a brother came into the lore. And so, the alpha allowed his interrogation to begin, "So..Miss Titania, do you have any other family in the lore that came with you?" He didn't specify any kind of relation, he just needed to know if she knew that her brother was in the lore or not. Hopefully, this conversation would clear things up.

He saw it. Ash was an extremely observant man, a high reason he was as successful as he was and the brief flicker of fear that passed through the woman's eyes did not go unnoticed by him. He knew what he needed to know, but he did not move from his spot. He decided to remain with her and find out anything else about her that could be useful in the future. Especially perhaps, why she was scared. He remained silent as she began to answer his already existent question. It was obvious that this was an uncomfortable subject for her and it was all the more reason to see if he could eventually trust her or not. As he listened to what she said, his eyes narrowed once again. There was no mention of a brother and if sisters were mentioned and there very much was existent fear, then Ash might have more than he thought he would have to worry about. As an alpha and Guardian he took it upon himself to make sure his pack mates were safe, including the young woman before him.

Not missing a beat, he cleared his throat, getting away from the sisters and towards what he really needed to know. "Anyone else? A brother or nephew, perhaps?" Someone who was definitely looking for you. He felt he was trying to talk to a pup and finding out what mischief they had caused for the day. Out of the two alphas of Whisper Caverns, Narimé was more capable at interrogations than Ash was. The Hervok preferred to stick to the physical side of the investigation, to force information out of wolves. That obviously wouldn't work with a new pack mate though and Ash wanted to be able to become acquainted with at least a few of his subordinates. So as he waited for an answer, he also pondered how he would be able to get the information easier.