Dread shouldn't be here. He knows he shouldn't be here-- that's why he's all the more drawn. The challenge had come clearly, swiftly, spreading like wildfire over the packs. They'd been hunkered down with his in-laws, which wasn't too bad, all things considered. He likes kids, he likes her family, he likes feeling useful again. Useful, without the shackles that he'd cast for himself.
With Deluge never far from his side, they were able to close in fairly rapidly on the commotion. The wolf being challenged was his older brother. Dread had considered running there, after things had gone the way they did. Kotori had been kind to him, and it's with those thoughts heavily on his mind, that he settles to watch the fight unfold. The young man doesn't spare a glance for his father, but tips one to Briar and Bramble in turn. Tense, perhaps more than ever, Dread takes them all in.
Bard
