Ocean-sings-together snarled, snapping at Hunts-in-winter when his brother clipped him as the larger threw himself at the wood blocking them. Hunts-in-winter snarled right back, leaving off on the door to challenge Ocean-sings-together.

"Not my alpha!" Ocean-sings-together growled, not backing down.

Hunts-in-winter snapped back. "Older! Not your alpha but older!"

"Doesn't make you always right!" The smaller growled, throwing himself at his brother to scuffle over who was right.

Tracks-by-smell watched on for a short while before nipping both of them on the ears, stopping the escalating fight. "No alpha. We three are all Apha. So control yourselves and work together as pack." He reminded them.

Ocean-sings-together deflated first and looked away, keeping his posture soft. It was hard being without an Alpha. Shanks-not-their-Alpha was strong but the longer they spent onboard the floating den the more they saw how man-beast packs worked. It was not how a wolf pack worked at all. Shanks allowed his pack to act out, and often times seemed unconcerned over behavior that was detrimental to the pack.

They tried to help, but none of this pirate pack of man trusted them like one should trust a packmate or ally. It was just more evidence that they didn't belong with a pack of man-beasts. The more they tried to fit in the more they were pushed away. OST hated it, this feeling of not belonging.

He could tell his brothers did as well. They all had become snappish and more aggressive. When Hunts-in-winter licked OTS's muzzle he knew his brother felt as badly as he did over their fight.

"Push against the dead wood. I will use the small sharp fang to move the cold hook holding it closed." Tracks-by-smell suggested.

Hunts-in-winter and Ocean-sings-together moved in tandem, enjoying the feel of pack as they worked to leave the small den. Together they made short work of the obstacle, just as a pack should. Slinking free they looked for a place to observe. If Shanks did not want them helping his pack then they would not. It hurt to be rejected, but he was not their Alpha. They had no Alpha.

The lack of leadership and direction had them all on edge and fights like this had become more common. He knew that was why Shanks had refused their help and isolated them from his pack. He and his brothers were strong, and he would never hurt them… but the pack of man-beasts were not pack. When upset it was easy to lash out at them for being other.

Worse still was Ocean-sings-together couldn't help it. None of them could. They tried, but it was getting harder. The biggest fear was they would anger this pack while far from land. There would be nowhere to run then.