Threat Check

Walk | Talk | Think

The focused Guardian continued to walk along with purpose, driven by his desire to return home to his family, and only felt himself stray from his task when he realized he was not alone. Someone approached, a large, unafraid someone if their blatant movements said anything about them. And as the individual in question did draw nearer, coming within sight of the grey wolf, Rune understood why. The wolf was massive, taller than Secretua's tallest member though not necessarily the tallest wolf Rune had ever come to meet. He was reminded immediately of the family who now lived to the south of his pack's territory, the familial group who had taken the beach that bordered his home. The deep blue wolf who had met with him on their behalf had been considerably large too, though not nearly as colorful as this individual was.

She approached him directly, leaving no question that she intended to intercept him, and because of it Rune slowed and stopped. Despite standing well beyond the lands over which he reigned, he still held himself with authority, still looked upon this wolf as he would have any stranger who wandered too close to the borders of his home. His brows were knit in a frown, his frosty blue eyes critical, but rather than say something as he would have on his turf she was the first to speak.

He expected some sort of greeting, a friendly word to go along with her seemingly comfortable approach, but the large, colorful wolf said nothing that Rune could have called coherent. To his untrained ears, the phrase she spoke was gibberish, ramblings of a child who was still learning how to make their words, though the look upon her face suggested she had not said something that was made up on the spot. The frown on Rune's face deepened, his natural mistrust growing as he failed to understand she was only trying to communicate as was easiest for her. He only answered her in a blunt, gruff, "What?" that sounded testy and guarded. Was she speaking gibberish or had he simply misunderstood?