Looking ahead

Naiche moved through the grass working his mind over possible scenarios.  A pack life, one of strangers had him trying to imagine how things would work.  For that matter he wanted to get to know the others in the pack but he wasn't one for idle conversation.  Once, as a pup things had been different.  Naiche imagined to some extent he would need to adapt to a new setting.  There were limits to how much he would change of himself for others, hopefully this pack worked well with how he already was.

Oh..my... Another giant was spotted.  How many giants lived here?  The young wolf was feeling smaller all the time.  This one didn't seem the friendliest.  He stopped walking, watching to see if she would stop to meet the newcomer.  No, it was going to ignore him.  Now, the fact was it would have been fine if he wanted to walk past and ignore a wolf.  But the smaller wolf somehow found the way she acknowledged him irritating.  

So awkward to start a conversation but he would know more of this massive female.  How high up was she in the ranks?  How much did she deserve any respect.  Naiche would of preferred she started the conversation, or at least didn't blow him off.  "Hello" He spoke up watching her.  Even as he spoke he saw more of how well-muscled she was, saw the defining scar  over her eye and how she appeared to be past her prime years.  If for nothing else, such strength and injuries at that age suggested she was never a coward or weakling.  "as I'm sure you can tell I'm new to the pack," his words were said with a formal politeness, he could at least speak that way until he knew who she was, "The names Naiche.  Might I ask your name?"

It seemed reasonable to know the members who belonged in the pack.  Hopefully she wouldn't find it too strange that he would ignore her obvious silence to start a conversation.  No matter.  However she felt, her response would still give her some idea about what to make of this woman.  Though while he was hesitant to toss out respect freely, her body again spoke volumes that suggested he'd learn she was worth it.