~Riders of the Storm~

"Lucked upon a coyote's cache." Agarian answered, with an almost apologetic look to his eyes. He knew his sister's friendly stance towards their smaller cousins, but food for the pups was too high a priority to overlook such an opportunistic find. To Astrae, one of the five little reasons he'd pilfered the coyote's stash, he offered the youngster a brief kiss of the tongue to her forehead. He then stepped back as the two sisters immediately ignored his rules to engage in a tug-o-war match.

"Easy, now." He chided, without making any attempt to step in and break up the scuffle just yet. As long as the tussle didn't get too violent, Agarian wasn't keen on spending the extra energy he didn't have to discipline two starving pups. There was an upcoming hunt to worry about after all, one which he answered his father back by turning his pale maw to the sky and sending up a howl of his own.

The moment Agarian's dial went up and his focus turned, Lakona swept in. The copper-splashed wolfess darted past her larger brother. With movements that would impress a fleet-footed jackrabbit, she snagged a hold of the meat and shook her head violently to try and dislodge the two youngsters. A fierce growl that was definitely not like the friendly rumbles Firelight had been given earlier, was issued for fair measure, warning her two little cousins that she meant business...