Alone, yet Free (open)

The grizzle brute lowered his head as he stalked towards the prey. The squirrels tail puffed up in alert and his nose twitch uncontrollably as it sat up straighter. Never was the brute good at waiting, time was something you never waste. With that in mind, Nathan pounced on the squirrel like a fox in the snow. His jaws tighten around the head of the small creature and in a flash it hung limp less in the large brutes jaws. Quickly taking care of the critter, the brute lift his head high. His ears perked at the sound of a mellow howl. A deep, raspy growl emerged from his chest as he squared his stance, howling in responds. The great brute kept his muzzle in the air sniffing for how far the scent tracked. It seemed so close... Like as if the loner was inside of the territory. The thought made the brute muscles lock like machine gears. They slowly started to spin and the next thing he knew he was on a full out sprit. Brown doe eyes flickered back and forth between the tree lines until he finally found what he was looking for. His pace slowed as he hide in the shadows circling the loner like a shark. She was in the territory. A fool. The beta let out a deep snarl as his hackles stood and he slowly emerged out of the shadows. His teeth stained red from the kill he had just moments before he came. The upper lip on his jaw pulled back as he circled the wolf yet again. The voice he spoke was full of alert and nothing about it was warm or welcoming, "You must think of us as fools. Coming in a packs territory with out permission, a death wish if you ask me" A loud snarl ended his sentence as he came to a stop just a couple feet away from the loner. His brown orbs slowly scanned the frame of the wolf and he realized that it was a female. He could over power this female if she put up a fight and his mind calculated the quick pin points as he stood there in silence waiting for the female to speak.

The mask of cockiness locked in place with ease as he watched the she-wolf dangerously close. His orbs seem to become smaller every time she spoke her next words. He knew by the tone of her voice that anger was not the way to handle this situation. This is where his mask will come handy. Like a switch in his mind, the brute held back a growl as a smirk pulled his upper lip upwards, a tight laugh boomed from the grizzles chest as he shook his head in amusement, "An attitude I see. I like it." Nathan spoke in his charming, soft voice as he stepped forward and slowly started to circle the fae. Forcing his muscles to ease, they rippled down his back muscles to his legs as if his body was made out of water and someone had poked him. Letting his gaze hang over her, he took in every inch of the loner. "But you must know, my pack does not let loners like you go so easily." An evil grin crawled over his smirk as he slowly closed in to her. Finally he came to a stop just inches away from the loner so called Juniper, "Especially those who have the tendency to speak with a sarcastic tongue." Nathan was close enough to Juniper to see the emotions that swirled in the icy blue orbs of hers. His doe brown orbs pierced them challengingly as a raspy, deep laugh yet again emerged from the depths of his chest. With a sharp turn, the beta padded away from Juniper just a couple feet before turning back sharply. His lips held a tricky smirk, signature smirk might he say, as he stood high with dominance. Though the fae showed no submission, he was willing to give her another chance. " Tell me, Juniper. What is it that you can proved to my pack? What skills do you withhold other then that sarcastic tongue of yours?"

Nathan watched with an amused smirk as the fae stood and talked about what skills she held. His ears rotated forward as she spoke, his orbs flickering in understand meant. Though it was a shock to him when she had said that she was protective and loyal to those who earn it, he did not show it. Her next words made his raise an eyebrow and chuckle. He stepped forward and held his head higher, towering over the fae. ” It matters not what rank I hold, only that I am a pack wolf and you are a loner. Even if an Omega came to your call, you show respect towards them. They found their way into a pack while you on the other hand have no one. They deserve the respect.” His playful smirk disappeared and was replaced with a serious expression. The next thing the female did made Nathan stand in shock. He gazed sharply to her exposed neck, his orbs narrowing at its target. With swiftly movements, the beta made his way towards her. He opened his jaws and snapped them loudly to make a loud slapping sound. He then pushed his muzzle in the crook of her neck and laughed. He wasn’t going to end her life because of something like this. The betas mask came off with ease and a warm smile crawled to his lips as he stepped back. ”Alright, Juniper. Though you have showed slight sighs of submission, I’ll allow you permission in the territory. Please don’t make me regret doing this, Guardian Juniper”With those short words spoken, the beta turned and barked before returning on patrol.