my best self

Eligos had been on patrol, alone this time as Cypher and Kida had been sent off to play with Pyrrhic's kids to give those two worthies a break, when an unholy racket at the border brought his head up in startled affront. What in the deepest, darkest hells was that? The screech was followed a short time later by a relatively small voice shouting, presumably the owner of the screech. Curious, he detoured off to answer the call. If nothing else, it would be intriguing, he was sure.

The creature that awaited him there was one he hadn't seen for quite some time, not since he'd lived on the southern continent. Eligos paused and raked the little creature with an appraising glance. What was it doing so far from its natural environment, and calling for a wolf pack's alpha? "Hello," he said, his steady voice betraying none of his bemusement. "I am Eligos Abraxas, alpha of Aerie. You... called?"