Ankh & Others

Their pack situation hadn't yet been confirmed, but as it stood, Ankh had been adamant about having a mostly canine-based pack under his lead. With Snowy Owl at his side, the lithe little hybrid padded brazenly into the Hidden Oasis territory with his ebony head held high. At his side with the aptly named Snowy Owl, who's rich cream-white pelt was only marred by a series of ghastly scars across her back and neck.

Trotting behind their parents, and being significantly larger than their little father, siblings Danken and ShearWind trotted along. The brother was identical to his hybrid mother, with a creamy coat and a pair of buttery eyes. The larger-built Shear had mist gray fur and a slate-blue tinge around her shoulders and neck.

The omega of the group, keeping to the rear of the pack, Aminita's head was held low as she trailed her brother's pack. Long ago an exile of the original Lurkers, she had been taken under Ankh's care after shifting from one pack to another. Forever meek and lowly in her standing, the little shepherd-looking sister was nonetheless loyal to her blood again, and even with her tail tucked and muzzle nearly brushing the snowy ground as she walked, there was a spark of pride in her heart.

Reaching the edge of the territory's lake, Ankh threw his muzzle to the heaven's, letting out a throaty howl in claimance of the land. Owl added her lilting voice to the chorus, and was followed promptly by their two children. Aminita hesitated, whining eagerly as she slunk around the little family. Her soft brown eyes darted back, looking for the familiar frames of Nightcrawler and the others that were suppose to be following them, before she too leaned her tan and black head upwards and carried out a howl.

Nightcrawler, Violet Reign, Jais, & Harbringer

"This'll make a good home." Nightcrawler whispered optimistically to his mate, the grizzle coated female that strode along shoulder to shoulder with him. It had taken the ebony wolf a long time to get over the disappearance of his past love, and the death of his good friend Jessie - but here at last he'd found himself a companion.

"I hope so." Violet whispered back, bumping herself playfully against her mate, and flashing him a half smile, "With all the moving we've been doing, it's about time to get settled down."

Trotting slightly ahead of his best friend, Jais and his mate were taking a stance around Ankh and Snowy Owl, and soon adding their song to the powerful call that his leaders had started. Harbringer stood closer to Aminita, swishing her tail briefly against the omega like a friendly pat on the shoulder to give the hybrid a bit of reassurance.

Majikan

The tiger pack had broken off their alliance with the Haunters when they heard that Tumult was a traitor. They would now gladly ally themselves to the Lurkers and their allies, just to get back at the pathetic son of Risen.

"Unfortunately, this is my home." The big tiger rumbled.

Koray, one of the oldest sons of Majikan, stepped up beside his father. "State your business, Lurkers."

Ankh & Others

The breakup of the Haunters had been so recent that none of their eyes in the sky had been able to confirm the presence of Hydras yet- Ankh for one didn't believe it, but it made him incredibly nervous all the same. All in all, the little hybrid and his oversized ego weren't about to make nice with their enemy, and it was with a brazen grin that he ended his howling and took several steps closer to the cats that outweighed him by so much. "It's about to be our home, kitty."

Snowy Owl didn't hesitate as she sidled up beside her mate, ears planed out and fur beginning to rise. "You can back down now and save yourself the hassle, or we can slaughter you now and rid the Valley of more worthless fleabags"

Danken and ShearWind stood off to the side of their mother, with the larger Shear moving in a little closer than her brother. IceWing and Pepper had been helping to school her and the other younger adults and adolescents about their enemies, but so far things were unclear as to how many Haunters had defected from the pack, or whether Majikan was one of them or not.

Nightcrawler, Violet Reign, Jais, & Harbringer

If he had things his way, Nightcrawler would have been tempted to look for some sort of truce in the matter, but he knew this was not his fight. Plus, even though Ankh was easily the smallest canine in their pack at the moment, his attitude and ferocity more than made up for it, and Night wasn't about to cross him. Backing up his alphas' aggression, the jet-black wolf stalked forward beside Danken, tail cricked and hackles starting to rise.

With all of her litter mates having been killed by the Haunters during their last major battle, Violet Reign was more along Ankh's line of thinking than her mate's. Her violet-blue tinged eyes flashed savagely from Majikan to his son, as a throaty growl rolled through her chest, "I hope the falcons have spotted this."

"The others should be on standby." Harbringer whispered to her friend, not looking nearly as ferocious as the grizzled female, but rumbling quietly all the same. Jais was a bit more animated than his best friend, and like Ankh and Violet Reign, he had definite family issues with the Haunters.