Hati

"I can't believe you're letting him do this, Yin, you know it could be dangerous!" Akira hissed at the alpha.

"I'm well aware of the dangers, love. But I also know that he has wanted to do this for a long time," Yin replied, sitting in front of the other wolf, "I think he is ready. And if anything happens, I will go after him, no matter what."

Akira's shoulders dropped in defeat as he saw the determination in his alpha's eyes. "I just... I just hope everything will be okay. I trained him and even though he is a fast learner, that doesn't ensure his safety." He sniffled, "I just want him to be safe."

The alpha hummed and looked over at Hati, watching him as he was saying his goodbyes to the other pack members, laughing and making jokes with them. They tilted their head as they saw him interact with Bear, trying his hardest to look as if he wasn't scared of leaving. Bear grinned at Hati and nuzzled up to him, making Hati blush.

Yin chuckled to themselves as they turned their head back to Akira. "He can take care of himself, I'm sure of that," she said as she walked over to Akira, ruffling the fur on his head, "And besides, he has a good reason to come back home."

Akira gave her a shaky smile. "Maybe you're right. I'll visit him every once in a while. I might take Grimm with me."

"I bet he would like that." Yin said, standing up and walking away with a smile on their face, excited for Hati's future.

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One of the ratgang pack's scouts found him wandering in their territory. Unsure what to do, they took Hati back to the pack; he was just a wandering adolescent, after all. They didn't want anything bad to happen to the pup.
When they came back to the den, Fire Alien Master, the leader of the pack, walked up to Hati. She made him anxious, as she was a large wolf, covered in scars. Fire Alien sniffed the air in front of him, and he immediately bowed his head in a sign of submission.

"And who you might be?" she asked, slowly walking around him.

"I'm Hati. I decided to travel, and one of your wolves found me while scouting."

Fire Alien Master tilted her head and gave the scout a reprimanding look. "Is that so?" the other wolf nodded, and the lead looked back at Hati tilting her head. "Are you planning to stay, Hati?"

The young wolf looked around the pack members, who gathered to see what's happening. Wolves in variety of colours and sizes, some covered in similar scarring as the lead, sat down and observed the young wolf. They didn't seem aggressive, so Hati relaxed a bit. "I'd love to, if that's okay with you."

Fire Alien Master yawned stretched before laying down. "Don't cause any trouble. You can stay, we have more than enough food for one more."

Hati understood that was the end of the conversation with the leader. He bowed his head again, saying thank you, and walked off to meet other pack members.

When the time came and Hati decided to continue his journey he walked up to Fire Alien Master, who said goodbye with a smile and gave him a goldenseal accent to put to remember his time in this pack.