Dust and Blood

It had been some time since his paws had carried him here, something he had not particularly wanted to do again; and yet as his children grew bigger every day and more and more curious he had thought more and more about this. It had been some time since he had practised much and now more than ever he felt the need to make sure he could handle any physical threat upon his family. On a subconscious level the meeting with Apollo had jolted him in the right direction for this decision though he would not admit it, even to himself.
Russet paws carried the man across the uneven terrain. Helios was no titan, and his form had become a bit leaner since arriving in these lands; life of being a leader giving him little chance to do much training, that would have to end starting today. A call for a challenger reached him, and the man loped easily in the direction of the call eager to beat any other lurking wolves.
As the Olympus drew up before the white and scarlet female he slowed, red eyes sizing her up automatically. The girl was younger than him, though considering his own age that could work in either of their favor, hers if she ended up being faster than him, his if she did not have much experience; at least he hoped. Though it was hard to tell as she was standing on a slope slight above him but he also believed her to be only slightly shorter than him. Good, he?d like a challenge.
The man stopped before her, and gave a polite dip of his head before speaking, the learned voice of an alpha pouring from him. " I take it was you who called for a challenger?"


"Speech"