A lone loud howl cut though the silence of the quite night, a figure stood on a hill in front of the moon it's head held high as it echoed the howl. A dog followed by two puppies walked over to the hill's base and looked up to the dog that stood on the peak. The dog on the hilltop looked down and smiled slightly and jumped down its red/brown pelt marred by scars from battles with the bears. The grown dog smiled at the red/brown male his yellow eyes glowing in the moonlight, it's light brown pelt pale and almost silver under the moon.
"Haji, who are these two?" The red/brown dog asked the other male.
"Riki, they are your niece and nephew. Introduce yourselves little ones." Haji said as he gently nudged the pups forward.
"I'm Suna! Nice to meet you Riki-sama." The dark brown pup that had a light tan underbelly, under tail and socks said her blue eyes looking fearlessly into the older males brown ones.
"Who is he?" Riki asked after nodding his greeting to Suna his eyes then locking on the smaller light brown pup that has a silver muzzle, under tail and ear tips that hid behind Haji.
"That's Kiro, please excuse his shyness this is his first time out of the den." Suna said as she ran over to him and after grabbing his tail pulled him out in front of Riki.
Riki smiled and walked to the pups getting down on his front elbows he licked Kiro showing he meant no harm to them. Suna walked over and brushed against the mighty leader of Ohu and opened her jaws letting a low short howl escape before closing them and smiling. Haji smiled at his brother knowing he missed his own pups and mate he was glad to share his own with him, the times where getting harder and soon very soon there would be a battle. Both Haji and Riki knew that many would die; some could be their own blood. The blood of the bear hounds was strong and willed them to live but even that great will, could fail them at the worst time.