"Alright alpha!" Canis yipped following her. He wanted to run, he always wanted to run. Maybe they would find a rabbit or a herd of caribou that he could chase! That was an idea! Chasing sounded fun. He sniffed the ground as the exited the packs den sight, not expecting to find anything. The smell of an outside wolf was strong, though it was not the two new comers smell. This was a male, with a strange twangy after bit of his smell. Who could it be? Should he tell Uru? After walking on for a few minutes he decided it wouldn't hurt. "Uru?" He asked

''I understand your concern. But Uru knows what she's doing. And the rogues won't be staying long. Imagine if they join, Noal. The male is strong. And the pup, look how well she got on with Canis! He could do with a friend. Don't worry, I will be the first to notice if they cause harm to the pack. And I wont let any insults come whisper's way.'' She shook her head. ''But I agree about Anubis though.''

He walked back to the alpha den, though it was not a title he wanted yet. Everyone was judging him, he could hear it, the shadows spoke of it. They were right to, he had after all just came and became alpha. But Uru wanted him to, she said he made her feel like she was wanted. He head bowed down again, he wasn't an alpha...he was just a lost pup looking for his place in the world. Anubis slid back into the deepest corner of the warriors den and hid from his shame.

"Okay.. I trust that you will, Althea. Can we just sit here for a little bit?" Noal sat with Althea, looking at the camp.

Ignotia padded to the den he and Desdemona had been temporarily given, taking the pup with him to lay down.

"Hey! Ignotia! I want to play! I don't wanna take a nap!" She nipped at him, unable to reach far enough while held by the scruff.

He chuckled, "Naps are good for growing pups. The sooner you take a nap, the sooner you can play. You'll have more energy after a nap, too."

She thought, Kanoli was taking care of the search party.. She layed her head on his shoulder. ''Sure.''

Swordfern looked at Canis. "You smelled them too, huh?"

Noal sat in silence, putting his chin on her head. I wonder if she really does love me.. Uru did just come out with us, kinda making me choose really quick.

Althea thought to herself: She hadn't been ready for a mate, she was sure that if Uru had come a few moons later, maybe she would of been one hundred percent sure of taking Noal as her mate. She had feelings for him, that wasn't the problem. But she felt like they had been pushed into a relationship that both of them weren't ready for.

"Althea.. I'm sorry we were pushed into this... I didn't want my love for you to come out of Uru..."