In the midst of the plains of the four packs, there lies the heavenly spire, a plateau that stood in the center of the four territories. The plateau burst out in between the territories as if the earth itself were reaching towards the heavens. Down its side, four paths rose up to it's peak, and it is here that the four packs meet every full moon.
It was on such a full moon that Amarok, with the Storm clan, rose to the peak. His position as pack leader allowed him to follow behind the alpha, Anurie Wavemist and the second alpha, Ujurak thundercrest. Anurie was a wolf with a pelt as white as snow, unlike her mate, a grey furred lupine with black markings on his back, paws, tail and muzzle. The alphas, along with the rest of the higher ups, trotted ahead of Amarok as he lead the rest of the pack behind him. As the others chattered quietly behind him, the alphas talked more serious matters ahead of him. Amarok realized that he wasn't an alpha, but being left out of the most important decisions of the pack was a little more than insulting. He could barely suppress a grimace as the pack continued on it's way up the plateau.
As they reached the peak, the Alphas Anurie and Ujurak broke off from the rest of the pack and headed towards the center to meet with the other alphas. The other higher followed close behind them, leaving Amarok to deal with the rest of the pack. He turned to face them, lifting his head and barking sharply to get their attention.
"As you know," he said for what seemed like the thousandth time, "The Full Moon meeting is a time for peace between the four territories. Any issues you may have with a wolf from another pack must be dealt with in a non-violent manner. Anyone refusing to comply with this will be swiftly dealt with." The implications of this last line was obvious to anyone who heard it, so much that even Amarok didn't feel the need to point it out.
Having finished his short speech, the black wolf let the rest of the pack stream past him in to the crowd. Amarok didn't follow, however. He kept to himself near the edge of the group. The others would have known by now not to bother the black wolf at the edge of the plateau, and he wasn't planning on changing their outlook any time soon. He could just as easily understand every important issue brought up by the alphas of the other packs from where he sat. Moving any closer would only be more inconvenient to himself and anyone involved. He lowered himself to the ground, leaving only his head raised to listen for the start of the meeting.
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