(POV of the brown dire wolf)
"What the hell were you doing?!" Growled the red wolf.
"I could ask you the same." The earthy brown wolf sat and eyed the red wolf before her.
"Why are we watching this woman!" The red wolf was snarling at the violet eyed female wolf. "We haven't eaten anything bigger the a jack rabbit in months!"
"I have my reasons. You were brought in for the Skinwalker that roams this area." The Earthy female rose from her sitting position. "Go do your job and hunt that Skinwalker." She lowered head and flattened her eyes to show her own fangs. Her eyes changed black and the teeth she had extended another few inches bigger then the red wolf had. "Mind your manners next time, or your birth will never have happened."
Those words and her actions swapped the body language of the red wolf. visibly defeated he cowed and dropped hs tail. "Yes my lady" he backed away and turned to take off into the storm.
The female wolf's eyes changed back to the violet, her canine teeth back to the shape she normally had. "Mistress, I have started her looking." She called into the wind. Looking to the sky she howled, the sound could stir panic in the soul. Her wild, was ancient. The type that started bloodline fears. Her creation had been made as an extension of her mistress. That same Mistress that was as old as world they lived on.
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(POV of the hound)
The old hound Chief watched the two wolves talk. He seen the transformation of the brown wolf and how the red wolf backed down. He knew of the Skinwalker too. Had sensed that critter several times. Why did this wolf talk to his human? Why were they protecting her from the Skinwalker? What was their agenda? He heard the female wolf's howl. Bringing him back to the present he knew he needed to get back to the ranch. He would ask the next time that female came around.
Chief took off toward the ranch, raised his nose to the wind to make sure he was still down wind of them. He didn't smell the female wolf now. Slowing down to wind one more time, he caught her scent, it swirled around him like he was next to her. Skidding to a stop, he looked around. Lifting his nose again he tried to get a direction when he heard it.
"What are you doing here old hunter?" the female wolf spoke.
Looking around a little more frantic then he wanted Chief said "I was tracking threats to my human."
"I am not a threat to your human. Though the red one I am not so sure." The female wolf sat down infront of Chief.
"I would agree. What is your reason for taking an interest in my human?" Chief took his cue from the wolf and sat as well.
"My Mistress has interest in her. She suspects the powers that lay unused will rise in the coming months. The humans of this current world are edging toward a great awakening. If it gets bad it is likely that your human's dormit powers will surface. I may need to teach her their uses."
Chief could hear the validity of her words. "Would that be why she smells like you?"
"Yes fellow hunter." She stood, shook the rain that was now pelting them.
Chief stood as well, doing his own shake. He nodded to the female. "What is your name?"
"I have many, though the Moon Goddess calls me Lada."
"Chief" he nodded and took off back to the ranch.