Atreides glanced over as his sister came up beside him, and shared an exasperated expression with her before rolling his head back towards the pup, carefully trying to keep his expression and voice light. "Buddy, you just 'splored your way halfway across a continent. Maybe next time you stay in pack borders so you don't get yourself and the rest of us in trouble..."
A flash of red, a huge fast moving wolf with aggression written on his features, was the only impression Trei got before he spun, putting his stocky body between the pup and the approaching danger. His teeth flashed in warning, hackles bristling and body stiff. A snarl bubbled from his throat. "Wolves who threaten Imperium's pups can find themselves coming down with a bad case of dead, wolf," he returned without a trace of irony. He turned his head towards the pup slightly, who was attempting a friendly greeting towards the bright red monstrosity, without taking his eyes off this Regulus fellow. "Get behind Integra, Dragon. Now."
His olivine eyes traveled the stranger warily. Easily as tall as the Imperialis wolves, the wolf was as red as a cardinal with equally bright blue eyes, making for an eyeblinding combination. He had six inches on Trei, slightly less on Integra, and the muscled look of someone who did physical training, but Trei was confident that he and Inty together could take the hulking creature. "Atreides Armada," he tossed out his name in return with casual confidence and more than a hint of arrogance. "And Imperium doesn't need your help teaching our pups."
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