It was mid afternoon and the sun was just starting to peak over the trees near the pack clearing. Tall shadows stretched across the land making everything look elongated and distorted. While he walked Marrok took great lengths to hopping over the long shadows, enjoying a sudden spurt of energy after a restful night sleep. He hoped about in the clearing before a sharp pain in his paw made him halt and wince. Sitting down he craned his neck to look under his paw and saw a large splinter wedged in the pad. Growling curses to himself he bit at the splinter, trying to remove it before it buried deeper. Soon tasting blood and no sooner removing it Marrok looked around to see if a healer was about. Lately the pack had been growing after a rather long dry spell. Wolves seemed to be flocking to Helidos and he knew there was at least one new healer to replace the sudden loss of all of theirs. Unsure of the wolf's name or it's gender the Beta sat pathetically in the clearing, occasionally licking at his pad. Not feeling sorry for himself he instead found humor in the situation. Here he was a big strong Beta only to be brought down by a tiny chunk of wood, how ironic.

Sighing at his situation Marrok ignored the pain in his foot, instead starting to work on his clumped fur on his back. With Juno not around as much Marrok had let himself go a bit and was soon starting to be disgusted with his appearance. Looking more like a rapid badger then a proud Beta his fur lay in clumps and was sticky from tree sap and grit. Perhaps he would go for a swim what with the weather improving now, or he could just bask in the sun and groom himself. Deciding on the latter Marrok plopped down and set to work at his fur, not caring who disturbed him.

Mid-day brought out the full warm of the sun's rays as the cream colored Hunter made his way towards camp. A smile curled the very corners of his lips, although it was hidden behind his catch. The brute had done pretty well with hunting for the past few hours, having caught four hares in total. Two early that morning, and now two again. Thunder enjoyed his job, both for the thrill of the chase and the satisfaction of feeding his packmates. A muffled sigh of contentment escaped his maw, barely audible. The creamy male padded into the sunlit clearing. Perhaps there would be a wolf who wanted his catch. The brute's brilliant blue orbs scanned the area and quickly locked onto a pair of wolves resting in the warm afternoon rays. The first was an older brute of earthen tones of gold and brown, who quietly groomed his pelt. The second was a younger, very drowsy looking female. Her cream, grey, and white fur contrasted with his. One ear flicking back uncertainly, Thunder slowly made his way towards them and his head slowly in greeting. After taking a seat, he placed the prey between him and his packmates. "Good afternoon. I thought you two might like to have something to eat? I just caught these. I'm Hunter Thunder." The brute rumbled. Despite his tendency to be distant, the creamy wolf decided to be more outgoing today. It was a lovely day to be a bit more social, and his mood was a rather good one too. The dark shadow of his past seemed far away, and it lifted his spirits unusually high. The Hunter kept his head at a respectful height, unsure of what rank the elder wolf held. He wanted to make a good first impression for his packmates.

While trying to work at the mats of fur on his back he was suddenly greeted by his adopted daughter who looked very groggy. Smiling to her he spat the fur from his mouth out and stood to greet her. Walking over the large male bent down to nuzzle her cheek affectionately. "Good morning Aleu, you know the sun was up over half a day ago, rising with the sun makes for a productive day don't you know?" He said standing back up from nuzzling her. "I know it's your day off from training with Rose, but you still should awaken to be productive. I'm sorry I woke you, but a I got up to do some patrolling and got a nice splinter in my paws. These large jaws can't get it out, would you mind?" He asked, sitting down and placing his paw in her face.

Just then another wolf came into view, a new male he hadn't met before. He spoke and seemed quite respectful to them. He greeted them and showed respect, so Marrok gave it right back to him, dipping his own head. "Greetings Thunder I am Beta Marrok and this is Aleu my adopted daughter." He said, eying the food before them. "I may take you up on your generous offer of food Thunder once Aleu removes a splinter from my foot. Got a bit ahead of myself going for a patrol and my pads haven't toughened enough from the winter to deter these evil splinters. In your travels to hunt have you seen any good fallen pine trees? The sap on those in wonderful to rough pads." He asked, not having the time to find any himself. Thunder seemed nice from his first impression and he could tell by his scent he was new. "So I can tell you are new to these lands, how are you liking it here?"

ooc-Since this is being locked due to the season changing Marrok talked for a bit then excused himself to do a patrol. Before, however, he visited the healers to have the splinter removed.

Lets do another thread again, just let me know.

OOC: I shall say that Thunder introduced himself to all wolves present, then gave the hares to Aleu and Eclipse if they wanted them before moving off to see if he could find Rose. If any of you would like to create another thread with Thunder soon, you can just send me a PM.