A very large black wolfess led her nephew to the Eskers. "This seems fairly safe." She said. Kiku looked around. He was very nervous ever since the death of his father.

Rhetts banner was held high. Dominance? Not exactly. He was just a happy guy today. His strides lengthened, taking in the what was fresh air. His built paws sunk into the greyish tinted sandy much beneath him. His dome raised to the sky. Sniffing, he sneezed after a while. His boyish, handsome voice echoed out. "It seems like giant dust ball. He cut in, his deep voids studied the wolfess, and the pup.

Blackfeather stared at Rhett, wagging her tail. "Greetings, brother. I am Blackfeather." She said politely. Kiku hopped into the air. "And I'm Kiku, son of Dove and Canis Rex! But my dad just died..." Blackfeather nodded in agreement. "We have set out to avenge Rex's death."

Rhett's paws sunk deeper into the sandy mixture beanth, and surrounding himself and the wolfess...And pup. "Sorry to hear that." If he had a hat, it would have been removed. He nodded his head thoughtfully. "Ohh. When did he die?"

Blackfeather closed her eyes and nudged her nephew with her paw - a way of saying 'you speak for me.' Kiku nodded and looked up at Rhett. "Just a moment ago. He was murdered by a Shadow Haunter." Just saying this made him tear up. Be strong, be strong... He thought.

A confuzed look crossed the brute's rugged features. His banner slowly stopped wagging. "Shadow Hunters?" His head titled curiously over to one side. Wavy bunches of hair bounced, as his sleeky haunches were neatly tucked under him.

Kiku nodded. He had only heard some about the Shadow Haunters from the rest of the pack, but knew well enough what they were. "They're evil. They kill pups and try to take over the whole Valley. They poisoned some of the pack before I was born. They poisoned my dad too." He said. Blackfeather clenched her jaws. "How dare they poison my brother." She hissed.