fate has a will of its own

"Haru? Are you from Nippon?"

For a brief moment Harus surprise played openly on his expression. While he'd had wolves ask him before if his name meant something, none had so easily picked out the origin of it as the male before him, a pleasant surprise.

"My mother was. She taught me and my littermates the language, but I've never met any other wolves who understood me when I spoke it to them." he explained, covering up the disapointment in his words with a sheepish smile.

Harus mother had been a wonderful woman. While the she-wolf had never told him the specifics of why she left the land she'd loved so much, he had a sneaking suspicion it had something to do with his father, even if the details had never been given.

The strangers next words unloaded a lot for Haru to unpack. The first thing he noted was their own name- Hattori. It made his ears twitch foreward just a bit as he recognized its origin at once, simultaniously answering the question of how the koi-marked wolf had so easily deciphered his origins. The second thing he noted, was that the larger wolf was accepted him into the pack. He tried not to let his emotions show, but he wasn't a closed book like Hattori and they spilled over the sides as his wagging tail picked up it's beat just a little and his smile grew just another inch. It didn't matter in the least that he was being given a role that marked him as the bottom of the pile, so long as the chance to stay was there.

Lastly, the challenge. Haru would have a chance to rise in the ranks if he could prove himself to the Shogun, and the determined glint that shone in his green eyes as he nodded his understanding was unmistakable.

"Got it! Thank you Hattori- you won't regret this." the honey-brown wolf replied, knowing that his words would mean little in the long run, but at least he'd have the chance to prove it firsthand now.

OOC- Thank you! And that's perfect, it gives me a chance to post with him some more lol. I have sooo much muse for Haru <3