A cage bearing three wolf hybrid pups sits outside of the Dog Pound. The pups whine softly, but it seems nobody hears them. The lock holding their cage locked was rusty, and looked like it wouldn't take much to open it.

Stealing through the woods near the pound Aquila searches for the pups he heard. When he spotted them, the old wolf studied the cage, and the surroundings. Seeing no apparent danger, he stalks swiftly towards the cage, waving his tail to show he meant well. He reared up on his hind legs and took the lock in his mouth, tugging and biting on it...

The lock shakes, but not being a good one, breaks. The pups whine thankfully, wagging their little tails. Just then, a female dog makes her way towards them growling.

He narrows his eyes and rumbles a warning. Aquila steps in front of the pups, mane bristled. "What are you doing?" he demands.

As she comes closer, the pups begin to whine, backing up, hiding behind Aquila. The she-dog growls, looking at Aquila. *These are for humans to adopt, not wolves.* She snarls, bearing her teeth.

He utters a deep throated snarl, "They are part wolf, they belong to the wild." Aquila steps toward her, baring his fangs and raising his fur so he'd appear bigger. "Leaves us be dog!"

The she-dog growls, not afraid of this wolf. Then, from behind her, a young, almost teenaged wolf stepped out, a collar around her neck. *Let them go.* She murmurs, speaking to the she-dog. *You have no right to order me around, wolf* The she-dog snarls at the wolf. The wolf looks at the she-dog. *I said go away.* It looked like there was going to be a fight, then a whistle pierced the air. The she-dog left, leaving Aquila, the pups and the captive wolf alone.

He studies the other wolf a moment before speaking, "Thank you, wolf." he hesitates a moment, unsure whether the wolf would allow his to take the pups with him, "Are you any relation to these pups?"

She shakes her head. *No, I don't know them. But I would be grateful if I could come along with you.* She smiles. *By the way, I'm Fiesta.*

He waves his tail good-naturedly, and smiles also. "I would be glad if you came with me. My alpha is Firewalker, and our pack beta is Lilac. But I'd stay out of her way for a while... she has quite a temper sometimes; and her mate was killed. I'll show you the way!" he glances at the pups, whimpering friendly noises to calling them to follow. Then her turns and leads off towards the Aspen Grove territory.