[h2][center]Kinow[/center][/h2]

All too soon, the intimidation gradually faded to a flicker of irritation. Kinow huffed, his eyes narrowing. Spirits, this wolf had a mouth. She had enough snark to kill a bear by talking. Still, he couldn't help but hold a slight measure of respect. [i]Slight.[/i] But that didn't change the fact that she was somewhere she wasn't meant to be, doing things that went against the laws of Ai Esperitus. Her smartaleck tone only have Kinow more reason to drive her out. Or at least, [i]try[/i] to.

"[i]Please[/i] stop being a pain in my tail," he remarked dryly.

The scrawny hunter flicked an ear, his eyes darting around. He had caught the faintest of whiffs, but so far no one had appeared. No sign of reinforcements, or howls of affirmation. All he could do now was wait for the best. Whenever that would come.

"As far as I know, I came out here alone," he answered slowly. As the morning sun had begun to rose, he'd been too quick and too eager to leave camp without calling for aid. It was supposed to be a calm and contemplative day, and a patrol would have slowed him down. Now, he didn't mind the prospect of at least a few others by his side. "Others should soon be coming," Kinow hurriedly stated with a glare. "The sooner you go, the better for the both of us."
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[h2][center]Rymen[/center][/h2]
"...Yessir." Rymen ducked his head, his eyes glowing with concern. He stared after Angelwing, heaving a sigh of unease. What wolf, and a loner at that, could cause so much distress?

Rymen closed his eyes, scenting the air to catch the gradually fading whisps of the strangers scent. It was slightly familiar, now that he thought about it. Something that he could vaguely recall from the beginnings of his apprenticeship.  But that was years ago, and memory was a fickle thing. The familiarity did little to comfort his growing tension. If anything, he was twice as wary now.

With a small shake of his head, Rymen gridded towards the Warrior den. It would do no good focusing on such grim thoughts. He had a job, and that was to make sure no one got hurt. He forced his expression to lighten, the storm clouds of anxiety brushed away as he smiled at those in the den. He settled next to the nearest wolf he could see, Luna, and winked at her in greeting, his thoughts tucked way back into his mind.

"Sorry about keeping you up all night," he apologized with a chuckle. "I hadn't expected for last night's patrol to last that long. How are you faring?"