Wylan was enjoying a chance to get moving properly again, and wanted to put his part into setting up new areas of the pack. With that in mind, he wanted to help Basilisk decide where to put defences, such as walls or choke points to help in the defence of this new section of the pack.

But he wasn’t going to do it alone. He remembered the lessons he had as a kid, fond memories of the togetherness and the learning. It had been a lot of fun. So, with that in mind he raised his head and called out to the young members of the pack, inviting some to come and help plan the defences of the pack. Teaching was a new concept to him, so he was a little bit anxious.



"Wylan Fatalis"

Citadel heard the call from a wolf he wasn’t familiar with yet. He’d heard of the Heir, but he didn’t realise that was who the voice belonged to until he trotted through the Gale Gorge territory and found the winged wolf standing there waiting. His eyes went wide at the sight of the wings, just like Mortis and Odette! And that left just one person this wolf could be.

He trotted forward, and took a seat in front of the winged boy, his tail wagging behind him. “Whatcha gonna teach us!?” he asked excitedly, wondering if anyone else would show up to hear what the older wolf was going to say.

"Citadel Fatalis"

A call rang from the Gale Gorge! She forgot she could go there now! It sounded like that one-winged wolf Wylan that kinda of half met before! Yay!

Skittering on her tiny legs she booked it down the tunnel and into the massive place. Woooahh.... The walls were massive! The Trees were HUUGE she could hear the bubbling creeks and brooks and bird songs. Then a wind picked up and nearly blew her over before it died down again. Guess that's why it was called GALE gorge!

She bounded to where Wylan was and saw her brother Citadel! She barrelled into him like a crashpad with a happy giggle. She knew he'd probably barely feel her weight.

"Hiya! Whatchwe doing?" She asked excitedly, her words mashing together as she slid off Citadel's side and flumped to the ground.


"Selene"

His students arrived, and Wylan grinned. Finding it a little easier to bear the weight of his emotions when he was surrounded by the natural cheer of puppies. Right, they were quick to ask what the lesson would be. “This is going to be a different sort of lesson today. See, the Armada has recently gained this territory, that means that we haven’t had a chance to work on defences.” He explained, trying to keep the concept simple, but give them room to think.

“So we are going to walk the perimeter, and the two of you are going to suggest what and where we might need to add defences. Alright, let's go!” he said, starting to move, leading them towards the outskirts of the bowl-like territory. “Alright, so we have some caves here. What do we need to look out for here?” He asked the pups.


"Wylan Fatalis"

Citadel grunted and glared at his sister as she went barreling into him. Silly sister, she seemed to always be running into things. He flicked his ears at her, but his attention was mostly for Wylan. He wanted to figure out what they would be learning today.

Defences! He grinned, that could be fun, right? He hoped so. He followed the winged wolf as he led them through the forest and towards one of the cliffs that sheltered the Gorge. “Uhhmm… caves. I guess… we need to look out for where they lead to?” he suggested thoughtfully. Looking up at the dark wolf hopefully.


"Citadel Fatalis"

Her little white tail whisked back and forth crazily, completely oblivious to Citadel's annoyed glare. She bounded next to them, getting distracted by looking around and up at the high cliffs. She noticed the trees were scattered at every level along the sides of the gorge. Like steps! Another gust of wind blew over her and she used Citadel for a makeshift windbreaker. The wind's chill from up north bit into her thin coat like knives! It's a good thing her brother was here!

They approached a cave, and she tilted her head from one shoulder to the other, trying to understand what Professor Wylan was looking for in an answer. She took a few bold sniffs of the floor of the opening while Citadel offered up his answer. She wagged her tail as she looked at him,

"Yeah! Gotta make sure no strangers are camping out and scoping our land!" She exclaimed, ducking her head and mock swiping playfully at an imaginary enemy.


"Selene"

Wylan inclined his head to both puppies in agreement. “Right!” he agreed enthusiastically. He pointed ahead, where more caved littered the rock face. “So, what we need to do here is explore the caves, and determine where they go. Any that go outside of the Gale Gorge become a security threat.” He continued, trying to keep a bit of confidence in his voice. Teaching was still so new, so alien to him. But it was kind of fun, too.

“To know what others have explored and what needs to be explored next, we need to map the area as we explore it. So we can mark what caves lead out. Make sense so far?” He asked, checking they were keeping up.


"Wylan Fatalis"

Citadel bounded after the winged wolf, keeping up as the other boy pointed out the caves that littered the gorge. He had been right! Caves were exactly what they needed to watch out for here. He wiggled his tail, pleased with himself. As they walked a little further, he kept close to Selene. Realising she was using him as a windbreaker. He didn’t mind the wind, no really. Especially when he was doing something interesting. Pack defence was a lesson he could get behind.

“How many wolves are scouting the caves?” he asked, surely Wylan didn’t mean for the three of them to scout all of them? But scouting a couple sounded fun.


"Citadel Fatalis"

Selene bounded and played happily over the rocks as they approached a cavern opening. Where would this one go?

"So we gotta go spelunking! How far do we go before we know it's not a threat?" She asked Wylan after her brother asked him how many other scouts were out there. She sniffed the ground before this cave, trying to pick up any strange scents. Pack defense was important work! She wanted to map every nook and cranny of this place! She could find all the best hiding spots!

"And if we find a cave that leads out what do we do? Do we block it ourselves or mark it for another team?" She narrowed her eyes into the darkness trying to see how far she could look into the cave. This one had a strange smell she didn't recognize. She wondered why. She could hear faint drips from within the cave. Her body froze as she thought she saw movement within. The hackles on her back rose as she glanced at her mentor and then at her brother. She found something!

"Selene"