Dhark nodded, "and you are from Ice Pack, s what are you doing on our territory?" he looked no longer angry and defensive, but was now a slightly guarded curious. ((FAILLL))

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Lukas shrugged, "its more, she made friends with me." he said, now that Darcy had left, his voice had returned to the quiet, mellow tone it usually was, no more happy, somewhat loud Lukas.

"Well you're lucky you ran into me and not Basil, Arson, or Skye, I don't think they would have given you much chance to explain yourself. If I were you, I'd head back to your territory before one of them does come around." he said with a shrug, "or one of your pack members sees you crossed to border and tells Quicksilver. I don't think she would be happy."

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Lukas looked at her wtih his head tilted to the side, A wolf bigger than him? he was the biggest wolf in the pack, so he could see why all the other wolves had avoided this other wolf. He just shrugged, being his antisocial self. His silver eyes scanned the camp, almost all of them were here. Even Dagger had made his way back, he noted as the beta stalked into camp, looking rather angry.

But where was Mocha? He didnt ask out loud, she was probably out hunting.

Mocha only shrugged, eyes openly defiant. "I don't think I really want to quite yet," she said stubbornly. "Besides, I don't see the point in these stupid boundries; in the human holding place, myself and the other wolves didn't have anything like that. We were all friends."

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Quicksilver glanced at Dagger. "I'm sorry Lukas," she said apologetically. "I need be going; I have to speak with Dagger right now." Without waiting, she hopped from the rock she was perched on and padded towards her Delta.  

Dhark shrugged, "well here we have to fight for survival, and if there was no boundaries, there would be chaos, the pakcs would be too large to control." he pointed out.

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Dagger dipped his head to Quicksilver, pushing his anger and personal thoughts aside, "hello Quicksilver, how can I help you?" he asked.

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Lukas slunk out of camp, following Mocha's scent secretly. He had a nagging suspicion htat she was up to something she shouldnt be.

((I have a sort of plan, don't worry though, Lukas isnt going to rat her out, actually just the opposite XD))

Mocha shrugged back. "I still think killing each other over chunks of land is pointless." She shuffled her paws in the snow, uncovering a small patch of half-dead gr*censored*. "It's just that nobody agrees with me."

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Quicksilver sighed. "hi Dagger. I think we should try and figure something out, hunting wise. Until the snow dies down, that is."

Dhark shrugged, "we only kill if necvessary to our own survival, thats the law." he said.

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Dagger nodded slowly, "the prey is all hiding under the snow to stay warm, and most of the deer have etiher left or died, but spring is near, I can feel it." he said confidently.

Quicksilver bobbed head mechanically, wondering for the last time why Dagger hadn't been chosed to be second in command instead of her when their old leader was alive. "I think we should have shifts, though, so we don't go hungry while waiting for spring; perhaps one wolf out at a time, no more no less.."

{ Where's Lukas? Still following Mocha? }

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Mocha smirked. "I've met a few wolves on this side of the border who've tried to rip me limb from limb before. Some Law that is."

((Lukas is on his way, be patient!! XD for all they know, he could be right there and she wouldnt know))

Dhark snorted, "says the wolf breaking the number one rule, don't tresspas.s." he countered, though the words were true, it was obvious he didnt mean them to sound harsh in any way.

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"But hunting is usually more succesful with more wolves," Dagger pointed out, "its easier to bring down bigger prey. But since there isnt much big game left, if you wish I will find someone willing to go hunt rabbits.

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Lukas slunk across the Rain Pack boder, being careful to touch as little as possible, as to not leave behind much of a trail. His fur was already full of snow, he had rolled in it a ways back so it would help to mask his scent. When he caught sight of Mocha talking to a Rainpack Wolf, he stuck to the shadows, the only part of him sticking out was his silver eyes.

"Any game left will be thin and unhealthy." She blinked. "Thank you, Dagger. Y-You know I'd be completely lost without you, right?" A warm smiled spread across her muzzle. 

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Mocha chuckled. "Yeah, well, I'm new to this whole Pack thing, so I'm finding it hard to be confined to one chunk of territory. I was confined once, in a metal pen for two years. I need to be able to go where I like for just a little bit." She felt as if she were being watched, but knew the feeling was stupid; nobody had followed her from IcePack territory.

Dhark shrugged, "well there is no rule confining you to a pack, you can leave at any time and be a lone wolf." he said, "but its kind of lonely, and a very dangerous life."

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Dagger laughed quietly, "Yeah, I know." he said, "who should I send hunting?" he asked.

"Um, I think both Mocha and Lukas are out right now, but when they return you can send out... um.." She frowned, taking a minute to think. "Well, you can go. And pick another wolf. I don't really care who."

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Mocha frowned back at him. "Lonely? You say that like you know from experience," she said quietly, taking the moment to sit down in the snow. "Have you ever been a loner, Dhark?" His name felt weird to say, like she were saying something that was forbidden or off limits. 

"Would you like to go with me?" Dagger asked. An argument thought plagued the back of his mind, you should tell her. No. SHe might think of me differently. That, or she might not care at all.

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Dhark nodded, "yeah, when I was young, it was just me and my father, my mother died when i was born, along wtih my brother. My father did his best to teach me to hunt, but before I really got any good at it, he was shot by hunters. I always lived off of fish, if you watch bears long enough, its easy to learn how." he said wtih a shrug, "thats also why I'm not suffering at all, even with the lack of food."

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Lukas flicked his ears. Fish? He had never thought of it. He knew that humans took them from the water with long sticks attacked to an invisible force, and he also knew the bears ate them. But a food source for the wolves? He would make note to bring it up to QQuicksilver, there certainly were plenty of fish in the river.

Mocha glanced at him sympathetically. "I'm sorry... I didn't know that..." she trailed off. "Well, I never knew my parents. I didn't even know how to hunt until I was released into the forest. Being hungry doesn't bother me, I guess, because I had to teach myself to hunt, or accept death. And it was a while until I learned."

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"Of course," Quicksilver said without hesitation. "I'll tell Lukas to watch camp while I'm gone." She shook out her fur. "Come get me when you see them come back, then; I'll be in my den." She padded away, thinking fondly of Dagger and what a good friend he's been.

Dagger simply nodded, still debating whether to tell her his secret or not.

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Dhark chuckled, "its definately harder than it looks." he confessed. He heard the snow crunch not far away and was suprised to see a huge black wilf with silver eyes pad out of the shadows.

Lukas dipped his head in greeting, obviously not meaning any harm, "Mocha," he began quietly, "you should get back across the border, you left too big of a trail, I hid some of it, but the pack will notice that your tacks just suddenly stop if they come looking." He knew he probably suprised Mocha, he had never even spoken to her before today, and wondered if she even knew that he could talk. He questioned failtly why he was helping her, but knew it was too late to change the fact that he did.

Mocha grunted. "Alright, alright." She blinked, turning to Dhark for a moment. After some hesitation she murmured, too quiet for Lukas to hear, "Meet me here in two days, at the same time? I'll wait."

Not waiting for a reply, she bounded off towards Lukas. "Thank you," she said to him as she caught up. "I-I don't know why you're helping me, but I appreciate it. A lot." She didn't look back at Dhark, for fear that Lukas would ask her about him, and focused her eyes on her paws.

Dhark nodded and grinned, then turned and vanished into Rain Pack territory.

Lukas didnt answer her, "You need to learn to leave less of a trail. Its harder in winter, because of the snow, but not impossible, try to be as light on your paws as you can, and stick to well trampled areas, from deer perhaps." he said, "and snow has the same effect as water when hiding your scent, if you roll in it a little, it will mask your smell almost completely, hence why you didnt smell me coming."