[b][i][u]Wolf Bane - Stardust Vale Pack[/b][/i][/u]

Bane's tail dropped instantly after he growled at Rose, watching her reaction he felt the undeniable heat of guilt swirl through his chest. H felt guilty for losing his temper with her...it wasn't like him to lose his temper with her of all wolves. His ears flicked out to the side and he looked away, his previous aggression seeping away though there was now a tenseness in the air. [i]Losing the plot is unacceptable for an alpha Bane, pull yourself together[/i] He looked over at Tarkutt as the dark gray pelted wolf spoke to him, well the floor in front of him. "...I think we're all suffering from it" He murmured, nodding his head at Tarkutt glumly watching as Tarkutt delicately approached Rose he took a few steps back allowing his head to hang low for a moment in remorse before he moved to the edge of the group. 

"Did you hear the alpha's reply?" Dakota asked moving over to Bane, his speech muffled by the vines gripped between his teeth.Bane looked up at Dakota in sudden surprise, before nodding his head curtley. "Explains your reaction" The wolf grinned at Bane, lowering his head as Bane grumbled at him. “We won’t last long out here” Bane growled, dropping his head a moment before lifting it again just in time to hear what Snow said. “Snow! No!” Bane roared jumping in her direction, but she had already gone he skidded to a halt looking up at the treeline as another howl reached his ears, he stood looking in the direction of trees his hackles raising. “Dakota get those vines around that bark, we may need to move soon” He told Dakota who lowered his head and moved over to Artemis. “Come on Pan...you can do this” Bane murmured to himself beginning to pace in front of the pack, hoping they’d think twice before trying to go through him he couldn’t afford any more of them to run off like that. 

[b][i][u]Pantalaimon- Stardust Vale Pack[/b][/i][/u]

Pan’s ears flickered uncertainly, he could smell more wolves...maybe the whole pack was gathering, it made a shiver run down his spine. Had they sensed who he was? He looked at Sequoia his eyes betraying his internal turmoil, he wasn’t afraid of the other wolves but he was concerned. So much was riding on both of them. His ears shot back as he heard a soft howl behind him, instantly recognizing it as Snow’s. He growled and looked over his shoulder that was the last thing they needed! Another howl added to the confusion, telling the opposing pack there was more of them close by he prayed they wouldn’t take it as he was gathering reinforcements. He kicked his hind leg in surprise as Snow nudged him luckily she had already moved his ears flicked back and his lip twitched up in surprise. “What are you doing here?” He asked her, his muzzle creasing with further worry blood dribbled down the side of his muzzle dripping onto the snow. 

“I don’t know, I called to them and this is their reaction. I suspect they’ve gathered around us...my guess either side of us, maybe all the way around behind us so they can ambush should they need to, cut off our escape or intercept the rest of the pack should they come” Pan questioned the tactics of the foreign pack. “Listen just stay close, keep your head down and let us handle this. I don’t want either of you getting hurt if there is to be blood spilt it will be mine” He instructed both females, a steely resolve to his tone as he spoke. Snow’s presence added to his growing unease his tail had raised again and he stood taller than before ears flicking as he heard another foreign howl. He could smell the alpha’s their scents assaulting his senses continuously, he could see them now as well they were waiting not far ahead of them. A mated pair from what he could tell, his sky blue eyes scanned between the trees around them but he couldn’t see any of the other wolves. [i]Come on...let’s get this over with[/i]

That was when he saw the male Alpha approach, he watched him with glowing sky blue eyes, standing stoically between the two females accompanying him. His ears twitched as the alpha announced who he was, Pan felt his tail sway behind him. [i]I know who you are...I merely pray you prove my ancestors wrong[/i] He cleared his throat and stepped forward, keeping his head slightly lowered though it was a struggle, he needed to prove he hadn’t come to challenge him. “I am Pantalaimon Bane Beta of The Stardust Vale pack from the South, I bring a message from our Alpha Wolf Bane and ask for Your Counsel" He spoke confidently, his ears flicking back. He wasn’t sure how many wolves were watching him he had an idea near enough the whole of the Wintersmoon Pack was. His eyes lifted watching as Farkas signalled for his mate to come to his side, Pan felt unease prickle along his spine, he daren’t steal a glance of Sequoia and Snow, though he took a step back sweeping his tail against Sequoia’s shoulder before sweeping it to touch Snow reassuring himself they were still close to him. His claws dug into the ground and the muscles on his hindquarters tensed visibly through his pelt as Farkas became increasingly aggressive, he was desperately trying not to react his inner alpha was screaming at him for enduring the insult

 “He did not come alone because I insisted it would be unwise. We were not sent to scout your numbers, if that was the case would I have alerted you to my presence so early?” Pan spoke calmly and directly. “I speak on behalf of my Alpha as his Beta, beside me is another Beta of our pack as well as one of our scouts. We have not come to fight you Farkas, we have come to speak with you not as enemies but as a neutral party...much has transpired to the south, much you are unaware of” Pan continued speaking his voice was strong and calming nothing about his actions could be seen as aggressive or challenging. “Why am I here? I am here to beg sanctuary from you. Our Homeland has been taken from us, our pack has been destroyed, there are few of us left most are injured and we have no-where else to turn” Pan explained, his eyes dropping to the snow at his feet as more blood dripped from his muzzle onto the floor. “You see? I’m not here to challenge you, I don’t want to take your territory from you. I don’t want to fight any of you; I just want you to hear our cause. And once you’ve listened I will accept your decision though if its blood you wish then I can only offer you my own” Pan finished, allowing the paired alpha’s to take in what he had just said. He wasn’t sure if Farkas would be aware of the long standing feud between their bloodlines, to spill a Bane’s blood would probably be a pleasure to him though Pan was secretly hoping Farkas didn't see the point of the feud much like Pan himself didn't.