Jezebel, Autumn, Amethyst

Autumn and Amethyst approached the dump. They had been living near the places where humans lived and had learned that it was easier to come there to find food than it was to hunt prey out in the wild. So, they squeezed through the fence with Jezebel following behind them, watching their back. She wasn't related to Autumn and Amethyst, but they had joined up together when they were still very young and had been traveling together ever since.

They were all large dogs, the larger two being over 100lbs with little Autumn being the smallest but even she was almost 100lbs herself. All had wolfish appearances but there were still plenty of signs pointing to the fact that there was some dog in their heritage and not just wolf.

They all moved through the dump, keeping a bit of distance between them but staying close enough in case one of them needed help. They had been finding food here long enough that they had learned what to avoid and what was safe. All of them were on their guard, watching for humans while still trying to scavenge up a meal.

Nhevaris & Naiche

The trio had some company in the Dump today, as Naiche had chosen this spot to teach her alpha the same trick that Krush had once taught her a few months ago. The ebony-coated female was large, her weight hovering around 140 lbs, and looking remarkably like a wolf despite half of her lineage coming from the domestic line. Though normally not the dominant type, she was currently leading her much smaller alpha towards the front of the dump, "I'm not sure what days he's here for sure, but Krush said it was around this time."

Trailing at her side was a brute with similarly dark fur, with a few tone of sepia spread throughout. Barely pushing past 91 lbs, Nhevaris nevertheless held his tail high and carried himself with pride. His tall ears were up and alert, listening both to his packmate, and to his surroundings. He was the first one to notice the strangers, and came to a sudden halt while Naiche was trying to explain things.

"We have company." He murmured, cutting Naiche off and shifting his stance to face the trio. Nhev tilted his dial up and barked sharply, letting the three know he was there.

Jezebel, Autumn, Amethyst

Jezebel had found a fast food bag that was buried rather shallowly inside a trash bag, much to her pleasure, there was a half eaten cheeseburger still inside! She pulled the burger out, ripping it out of the bag before she heard the sound of another's bark rang out. She wolfed down the burger before lifting her head to look at those who had also entered the dump. Usually when they had been here and others had as well, they just ignored each other and stayed out of each others' way but apparently that wasn't how it was going to go today. She just stood tensely as she watched the two, her white and blue merle splotched body standing out like a sore thumb.

Amethyst looked up from the trash bag she had been digging through when she heard the sound of another's bark. She tensed immediately and looked in the direction of the two unknown canines. She also glanced over to Jezebel and Autumn to make sure that they had a bit of distance between them and the newcomers. "We don't want trouble." The two didn't look like they wanted to fight, but the male had barked in a rather sharp manner and none of the three of them had grown up in a pack, so they knew little about how they worked.

Autumn was the friendlier of the bunch, so she wagged her tail at the newcomers, her blue eyes taking in the sight of them. They usually avoided unknown dogs but it seemed like these ones wanted to be acknowledged. Though, she knew better than to approach until she waited to see how they would react to Amethyst. So, she just stood there wagging her tail as she waited.

Nhevaris & Naiche

Naiche found herself licking her lips when the faint odor of stale sandwich wafted her way, and part of her wanted to stalk over and try to claim whatever crumbs might remain in the bag that the white and merle dog had uncovered. She wanted to bristle her fur, to make herself look even bigger than she was to this trio, but a glance to Nheveris stopped her. The smaller alpha had his tail flagged high, but otherwise bore no aggressive stance. The hybrid sighed quietly and resigned herself to listening to what the brute said, and following his lead on this interaction.

"Neither do we." The ebony brute moved to allay any fears of confrontation. There was a quiet moment that he spent looking over the three companions before continuing, "My packmate and I were just passing through; she was showing me something of a secret here in these parts." At this, Naiche scowled, not happy that he'd shared this information. She did not want to invite them along and have them compete with the free food she was hoping to find. To her dismay, Nhevaris went on, "Are you three familiar with this area? Oh," He gave a small chuckle and a nod, "I'm Nhevaris, by the way. Alpha of the Sonnet Forest pack."

Jezebel, Autumn, Amethyst

Amethyst stood there tensely as she waited for a response from the two who had approached them. Luckily, when it came it was in the form of the male saying that he didn't want trouble either. She relaxed just a bit at this but nodded her head, though, she had no chance to say anything else because she was cut off by Autumn.

Autumn heard them say that they didn't want to fight and that urged her to move forward. Her tail was kept at a neutral position but it wagged rather quickly. "Yeah! We've lived around here all of our lives. We come here all the time to pick through the things that the two-leggers throw out." Autumn rattled on.

Jezebel had finished the sandwich and walked up to where the other two stood. She listened to what they said and when Autumn finally quieted, she spoke. "I'm Jezebel and those two are Amethyst and Autumn." She introduced, gesturing to each of them in turn. The mentioning of a secret had her curious, but she didn't ask since it would probably not be taken well if she did.

Nhevaris & Naiche

Autumn's unbridled friendliness coaxed a few tail wags from Nhevaris, and further softened the alpha's ridged stance. "A pleasure to meet you three." Ruddy eyes shifted to Naiche, with a brow inclining ever so slightly.

A cloud of breath was huffed into the brisk air. Naiche's tail remained stiff and unyielding, but she couldn't ignore her lead's expectant gaze. With some reluctance, her jaws parted, "Naiche, daughter of Blackened Song." She wasn't sure, but the wolfdog swore she saw a faint grin on her leader's black mug.

Now that they knew each other's name, Nhev wasn't shy about continuing a conversation with these strangers, "Well as I said, we're here to learn a secret that Naiche is eager to teach me. Our pack resides in the wild lands, but I think it's only smart to learn how to hunt and scavenge in both realms. And seeing as you three are familiar with this area, I propose a deal." He paused to let his words sink in, "We can share our secret with you and share a meal today, and you can teach us something new about finding food amongst the humans?"