Highland Howlers

Plumes of ice and snow unfurled over the mountaintops; thus the avalanches of above began to ebb across the winding tributaries below. The evergreen woodlands were alight with scents of pine, dew and moss, enticing many kinds of animals to be out and about. All around the swath of callous cold and creaking conifers, noses huffed, limbs strode, and maws bayed. It was life; it was alive.

Was such territory.. the territory of a wolf pack? Of a big wolf pack? At the dawn of another grey-tipped day, one sole canine decided to see the truth for themselves, following all the scent-markings they detected. Before they knew it, they were in the heart of the area, noting that there was naught but pure, pristine lands of further frost and not a single tree in sight at the border of the taiga and tundra. It was then that they showed up, right when the lone wolf least expected it.

But it was no ambush! A chert dame with monochrome markings, joined by a dame with flame-colored pelage, and a sire of earthy hues adorned with red decals and clad in scouting attire of green, padded up to the unknown visitor. Three pairs of eyes stared up at the new face, glistening as though beams of sunlight. Soon, the chert wolf drew nearer with a lift of her tassel. The others registered the cue and donned their howling melodies, letting them ripple across the lands; the chert wolf sang with them as well.

Only when their snouts lowered did they face the now-blinking newcomer, whose tail swished slowly in surprise. The lot of them seemed to be anything but hostile.. With a whine, the stranger dipped themselves before the trio of packmates. When the group's leader accepted the gesture and licked the stranger behind their ears, it was she, the chert wolf who was now understood to also be the leader of the pack that took up residence in the area, that would rumble a few words out.

"If it is good morale you possess and unity you seek, then I humbly invite you to join us Highland Howlers."

Welcome to my exclusive NBW/NBW-bred pack!