know your enemy

For how long she lived nearby Aoede had yet to do much poking around the pack lands. They were springing up all over the place and encroaching on her family’s home. They were loners and couldn’t actually claim the land, as she found when more and more Ashen wolves began to shove into the river lands. Ao didn’t appreciate that fact one bit. So the girl took the opportunity to poke around herself.

Of course the Regni girl knew the dangers of toeing any line, so she kept away from the border as she observed what she could from afar. There was probably more information in the scent border than there was to be seen with her golden gaze. Still, she scanned the horizon, peering through the pale trees and she ducked under the budding foliage. Her dark pelt blended in well with her surroundings, but she didn’t feel near confident enough to breach the pack’s border.

She wondered how much her elders even knew about the pack here. She didn’t know anything more than she could smell. Fear dwelled in the unknown and she would not allow this place to make her fear. Aoede continued quietly, noting the deep greens of the leaves as compared to the white bark of the trees. The ground was covered in decomposing piles, but it was obviously full of life. Low light on the forest floor would cause the growth to be slower, but that made a great place for prey to hide. When they lived in such an abundant place why did they need to encroach on her home?

"Aoede Regni"