You're A Part Of Something Now

Chimera had given Nimue a bit of freedom and some time to decompress. She was no longer a loner, scraping along and never knowing when her next meal would come. She was an Ashen wolf now. There would always be enough food and shelter for her. That wasn't all that made a wolf happy though. There needed to be some sort of mental and emotional care as well. Aliana was better at that sort of thing, but Nimue was brusque and standoffish. Chimera wanted the girl to trust him, so he decided to take her out on a task.

"A pack of dogs has been poaching our geese and ducks," Chimera informed the girl, leading her across the raised path towards the center of the estuary. " We're going to remind them that these are Ashen lands and that they aren't welcome here." It should be a straight forward fight. A quartet of wild dogs against a dire wolf and the spitfire that was Nimue.

As they walked, Chimera held a paw out, stopping the girl in her tracks. He motioned up ahead where four spotted canines were feasting on a dead swan. "Keep yourself safe. If it becomes too much, put your back against mine." He would keep her safe just like he kept them all safe.

The king of Ashen made no point in hiding his approach. The dogs stood and growled the moment that they saw him. Chimera growled in turn, his thick coat bristling and making him appear even larger. None of the dogs backed down. Not yet, anyway. Two rushed the brute at once and Chi met the first by sinking rows of shark-like teeth into the muzzle of the dog. Teeth tore through flesh like water and the dog screamed in pain, jerking free and instantly fleeing, a trail of claret left in its wake.
"Chimera Klein"