Meet and greet of trouble

The Warlord tickled bellies and let himself be an obstacle course to curious little paws as she explored him and the confines of the den. The lip out of the den was still too high for them to clear easily at this age, so the open door didn’t offer them the freedom to escape that they might have liked.

Kaizer was the first to arrive, and he offered the apprentice a smile as she approached. “Good morning, Kaizer, come and meet them” he didn’t hand out their names just yet, knowing he would have to repeat it for every new wolf otherwise.

“Natha” he said as his Lieutenant showed up. As things stood right now, she was one of the highest ranking wolves in his pack. He had caught her scent, thick on the borders recently, and was glad to know she was keeping an eye out. “Adventurous, and they bite everything that moves, I warn you” Sedna appeared next, and she instantly went looking at the little terrors. He laughed softly when she seemed to realise her error, and nudged him in greeting. He could understand the desire to see the little ones as soon as possible. His mood was too good to tumble easily.

As she flopped down, he encouraged one of the little ones to move towards her, waited a moment to see if anyone else would be entering, and then spoke. “This is Ophelia, Gossamer, Briar, aris, and Kotori” he introduced them to everyone, looking up as Io skirted in to see his exhausted wife. He flicked his tail at her legs as she moved past him, knowing she was there supporting himself, his wife, and their children. What had he done to deserve Io?