All my friends went and passed out

It wasn't every day a stranger approached the bamboo, least of all for them to think about it for a moment and then turn to go the other way. Hattori's borders were well-marked and maintained, there was no denying a pack resided here, even the nose blind would realise that, so he couldn't say he was surprised by the loners behaviour. Still, he found himself stepping out of the Maze to take a proper look at the loner, only to find his markings were familiar. That this was a wolf far from home.

"You are from Nihon." He uttered, loud enough for the loner to hear him speak.