G i d e o n
The alpha male rested perched upon his usual spot, awaiting the pack's awakening. His gaze never remained fixed upon one spot very long, doing surveillance sweeps over the camp, keeping watch over his pack. Every now and then he'd have to give his head a gentle shake or blink his eyes roughly in annoyance at the gentle snowfall, but the majority of his attention remained elsewhere. The sun began to creep further above the horizon line, sending down rays of filtered sunlight through the snow-capped pines. Gideon adjusted his position, and soon pushed himself up to his haunches to lightly scratch an itch upon his shoulder. Now, the pack was beginning to stir, each member waking up on their own time, though no one really slept very late anyway. Few were already awake, and were busy searching for a warmer spot. Gideon gave his own pelt a gentle shake before rising to his paws, standing upon the boulder that overlooked the camp with his tail fanned high behind him in authority. "Good morning everyone," he started with a faint smile, "The elk have moved ever so close to our territory. So, today we will rally a hunting party as soon as possible." He explained to the pack, who all began to let out barks and yips of excitement at the thought of a meal. Just as Gideon was about to bound down from his rock, a long howl echoed through the woods. It was Leauana without a moment's doubt. Immediately, Gideon's expression hardened, and he stared off in the direction the howl came from. Before he could draw a breath to instruct some scouts to go and meet the she-wolf, her familiar figure appeared in the distance. Gideon licked his chops briefly and hopped down, taking a few trotting strides towards her. "Leauana- is everything alr-" He began to say in concern, though a closer view made his words and pawsteps pause. Gently carried by her jaws was a small, unconscious wolf cub, bouncing with her stride. "Where did you find her?" Gideon questioned quietly, one ear flicking backwards at the pack who were beginning to gather around, murmuring in curiosity.
