there's been some kind of mistake

If Eligos had known what kind of weird ritualistic nonsense was being performed at that moment in his pack, it probably wouldn't have changed his course, which the path of his patrol had pointing only a little off from where the intruder was. He had dealt with the idea of gods and demons and spirits in his life from the time he was young, and while he'd never been as comfortable with expressing his spirituality it was very much a part of him. Besides, he'd just been cursed by one witch with blindness and cured by another one that had caused horns to sprout from his head, so a little duck blood wouldn't have scared him off. The idea that he was doing precisely as they wanted by approaching would have rankled, though, had he known.

But he didn't know, so when he snorted out the scent of herbs and breathed in the scent of a stranger - and blood - his hackles rose and he dropped into a crouch, turning towards where the scent was coming to him from. He stalked it like stalking a hare, until he could see the odd tableaux before him, and study it a moment. He was naturally reserved, so walking in without a reconnoiter wouldn't have sit well for him. When he was sure that the intruder was alone, he rose out of the lakeland brush and leaped forward to close the distance.

He didn't stop to give warning - the stranger's theft was plain in the form of the oddly arranged waterfowl, and their trespass equally plain in the distance the stood within the borders. Nor did he stop to call for reinforcements, because he didn't want to simply give away the element of surprise. Instead he bounded in as silently as he could.

He sought to crash into the stranger in the hopes of his greater weight throwing the trespasser off his paws, his jaws snapping for the side of the male's face in an attempt to lay it open to the bone, from the corner of his mouth to his ear. It was only then, when he'd made his move, that behind him Cypher let out a doggish howl, calling for any nearby pack members in case things got uglier.

Eligos Abraxas vs Ciel for Maim (facial scarring - half a "glasgow smile")
Round 1/?
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Centurion Helmet
Defensive Battle Accessory: Leather Armor
Companion 1: Malinos, Male - Battle
Companion 2: Malinois, Female - Battle
Mutation 1: Eland horns - Defensive
Skills: Advanced Fighter & Intermediate Intellectual
Specialty: N/A