Repeat Until Death

Corvus was having trouble sleeping, for no real reason in particular. Life was good as of late and though things in Abaven were always shifting and changing as the seasons passed, overall things were going well. He was enjoying spending more and more time with Twig now that he'd completed their new den and she'd accepted her invitation to den with him. He'd been curled up with her for a long while tonight before finally untangling himself from her, informing her sleepy form that he was going on a walk to patrol the borders. Usually a good trek around their territory would be enough to tire him out and lull him back to sleep.

Most patrols were relatively uneventful, but apparently tonight had something else in store. A cry suddenly rang out, for Abaven's ruler, though the source was unfamiliar. The summons was hardly for him but that wouldn't stop him from responding to it anyway. There was no harm in being overly cautious, even if he was merely acting as Theory's backup in case he was needed. Quickly he crossed the distance between himself and the one who had called. At first she was hard to spot, but as he drew closer she was more discernible, clearly an older female and not anyone he recognized. "Evening," he greeted her gently, wondering if he could discern whether she had good intentions or not base on her demeanor alone. Spoiler alert: he definitely couldn't. Corvus was perceptive enough, but not terribly good at guessing the intentions of others, always cynical and guarded when it came to his pack and family. "What brings you to Abaven tonight? I'm Corvus, by the way."