know your enemy

It was difficult to keep up this tough, confident demeanor in front of someone as little and pretty as this stranger, but how was he supposed to know if she had bigger, scarier friends hiding in the bushes? Sure, he didn't smell any other scents besides hers near the border, but that didn't mean they weren't there! No, no matter how much he'd like to let his guard down and be nicer to the very pretty girl across from him he needed to be a good guard and maintain the border! That's what a patrolling wolf was supposed to do! When's he questioned him on whether Ashen was really that tough he scoffed, thinking for a moment that maybe she was joking about not knowing much about Ashen or their strength, but when she didn't correct herself he realized that she was serious.

"Well... Yeah! Of course!" he insisted, amazed that there were wolves out there that really didn't know about his family's pack considering how long they had held these lands and how many ties they had all over Boreas and Auster. "We have the best fighters around and Ashen is the head of the Empire that includes a bunch of other packs! We have allies all over the place so no matter where we go there's always someone to support us." He didn't know if all of that was exactly true, but it more or less sounded right based on what he had been taught and it sounded good to him. Surely the strength in numbers aspect was enough to impress her even if she didn't believe that they had the strongest warriors—even though they did!

"Sitri Abraxas-Destruction"