This was only step one

Kichi had been patrolling the island, as much for doing diligent check on the border as the fact he had spent a lot of his life roaming about alone with just Torch at his side.  So at points it was good to separate from others so that it was just Torch and Kichi on their own as they roamed the landscape.

Hearing Manea’s call he glanced in the direction it had come from, pondering what this was to be about.  Well, exact details would come soon enough after he showed up. “C’mon Torch.”  Kichi headed towards the spot of land, a tail sway once and grin directed at Alastor but this wasn’t the time to go say hi.  This was a meeting and Kichi wasn’t part of hosting this thing.  Thank goodness.

Not many wolves had shown up yet.  One was a pup he had met a ways back and the other was Relm.  Making his way towards the two he glanced down at the blue pup, “hey kid.”  It wasn’t a cheery greeting really, just a simple acknowledgment.  Looks like he had lived after their meeting and who would have thought he was in the same pack as Al? The same pack as Relm too.  Life sure did have odd twists and turns to throw at you.

Kichi took a seat near Relm.  Aside from Alastor, it was Relm he got along with the easiest.  The two had a simple understanding of one another with no expectations of standards that had to be met.  Neither one was a social sort and in some sort of way that meant they worked out well together.

Torch, the little fanged water deer came along behind and looked to Relm and Ricin.  The deer knew Relm well enough by now so it instead choose to stare up at Ricin and gave a small bark as if testing how this strange wolf and he would relate.  Certainly, Torch had no fear of the giant wolf.

"Kichi"