Now older and able to travel farther unescorted, Nelu looked to become more familiar with the lands of Auster. After all, the Hallows did not exist in a bubble and already he had learned there were three other packs inhabiting the lands here. It was well populated and did make travel a bit more difficult.

This day he was exploring a strange, wooded area. The heat and humidity lended to the thick fog that blanketed the area. Moss and clung to the trees, hanging off branches in thick ringlets. Nelu had no notion of being 'creeped' out, for everything he saw could simply be explained. This area of Auster was rich in moisture, leading the trees to grow tall and their canopies thick. Between that and the fog it was no wonder this forest was particularly dark.

Nelu wandered til he arrived at a large pool of water where he swiftly went to take a drink. He had just lowered his head when something dipped below the surface out of the corner of his eye. He raised his head to look then scrambled back as a large alligator burst from the water, nearly crushing his head in its jaws.

The longer he stayed here, the less Ronan liked Auster. Nothing outright terrible had happened, but he didn't trust that it wouldn't, you know? He was always waiting the other shoe to drop, because at least then he wouldn't be taken by surprise.

Which was to say he wasn't convinced this spot here was safe to drink from. It looked cleaner than what he was used to, but the stillness of the surface just rubbed him all the wrong ways. He paused by the edge, a few steps away as he watched a yearling move in to do the same. His brows furrowed, not the sort to shove his snout into others businesses but as soon as a gator erupted out of the water all bets were off.

"Ay coño!" He hollered as he rushed forward and none too gently yanked at the yearlings tail, just to doubly make sure he was clear of being caught in the alligators jaws. The yearling had probably been in the clear, but he'd always been the better safe than sorry kind of guy. "Watch where you drink next time." Ronan naturally scolded the yearling as he whipped around to give the gator a real hard whack on the rounded end of its nose with his paw, claws out.

Which naturally only pissed it off even more.

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Nelu saw the man out of the corner of his eye but a quick assessment lead him to determine the other was not a threat as he was gently yanked back a little further. Nelu nodded in response. "I did not realize gators of this size were so far inland." It was a note he would need to pass on to his father if the older man did not already know.

The stranger smacked the alligator but rather than retreating it hiked up on its little legs and burst out of the water at incredible speed. Nelu leapt farther away but with the gators focus on the stranger Nelu didn't want to leave the man to fight alone. Instead he dove at the gator, grabbing hold of the creatures monstrous tail. It immediately reacted but as it whipped its tail away it would loose a chunk of flesh from Nelu's powerful jaws. Now a yearling he was of considerable size.

Yeah yeah, he didn't realise. He didn't think. Bit late for that now, though at least to the kids credit he was helping share some of the heat. Made the smart choice of going for its tail whilst Ronan barely escaped its snapping jaws. Even without the essence of surprise, its lunges were no joke. Could have easily grabbed a hold of Ronan and death rolled him into bits if his reflexes weren't so jittery, on edge like a cat.

Side eying the yearling to make sure he hadn't been tail swiped into oblivion, Ronan figured the best case scenario would be that they clamp its mouth shut- probably with his sheer weight then beat the shit out of it, till the beast decided to concede. Killing it seemed like far more effort than it was worth, certainly when the croc in question was massive and pissed and could easily kill them both if it landed just one hit.

Surging forward again, he grappled with the end of its snout. Digging his claws in as he grunted hard, attempting to shove its mouth closed as it tried to twist out of his grasp.

R O N A N

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Nelu spat the chunk of flesh from his mouth and readied himself again. He saw the larger man trying to pin the mouth shut and assumed the other male was trying to give him an opening for a killing strike. Nelu bounded forward on top of the gator, his chest slamming into its back, his jaws latching onto the back of the head in a crushing grip. No small wolf his powerful jaws dug in through its flesh as it flailed, trying to roll but with the weight of two dire wolves on it didn't manage before Nelu's jaws cracked its skull.

The yearling seized the opportunity, biting down hard enough to crunch through bone. The gator let out a hiss in a half-hearted attempt to get the pair to back off, bit late for that, no? His claws sunk into the beasts flesh, leaving jagged and raking scratch marks as he held on as tight as he could, it was a strong cabrón, he'd give it that, trying to twist out of the way so it could shield its cracked skull from view. But in managing to turn it foolishly left its throat exposed and, like any wannabe vampire, Ronan went right for the neck.

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