"Any news on Baby Suno and his friends my lovely Lat?" asked the Alpha female of the Darkspin Pack, Medea.
"No Alpha," replied the blonde wolf. He lifted up a paw to smooth his slicked back ruff.
"Pity, I wanted to play with Baby Suno some more. That male gives me…a challenge," purred Medea. "You know how much I love a challenge my little Lat."
"That I do," said Latinus in return. The male waltzed over to where Telegonus and Argius were dining on a fallen dear. It looked like Medea had already gotten her fill for its throat was torn out and the chest meat was absent. The pack knew those were their Alpha's favorite parts.
Before Lat could dig in a loud growl ripped through the air. Telegonus, or Tel as most called him, was snarling at him. The wolf's lips were pulled back to reveal sharp, blood covered teeth. The hood of the grey wolf's jacket partially covered his face in shadow. To a wandering wolf in the middle of the night the male would look very threatening, but it was the middle of the day and Latinus knew his pack mate all too well.
"What's the matter, Tel? Our Alpha has already had her fill. I am more than welcome to partake in this delicious buck."
Telegonus' growl loudened. "I caught this buck and almost got my face kicked in during the process while you got the easy job of searching for those brats! You wait until Argius and I have had our fill first."
Lat looked at Argius. The large wolf remained as silent as ever. That was a sign that he didn't want to get into the middle of this. Great, he'd have to bring out the big guns. Lat padded back to Medea, tail between his sandy colored legs and ears back. Meadea looked up at him.
"What is the matter my little Lat?" asked the Alpha.
"It seems, my lovely Alpha, that Tel is in a horrible mood. He almost got hit in the face by a deer's hoof. My poor pack mate was terrified! He may look sturdy on the outside, but inside he's shaking like a leaf! Could you please cheer him up for me?" pleaded Latinus.
"Why yes my dear Lat! Poor baby," Medea turned her head to the eating wolves. "Tel sweetie, come to me!"
Tel looked up. The male narrowed his eyes, but did what his Alpha commanded. As Tel passed by Lat he could have sworn he saw the older male smirk. What did he do?
When reaching Medea things didn't get much better. She grabbed Tel by the back of his jacket where the scruff of his neck would be and pulled him down next to her. The Alpha nudged off the hood with her muzzle. Tel grimaced as she began licking his face.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" barked Tel.
"My poor little Tel I heard you almost got kicked in the face by prey today. My poor baby was so scared," she murmured to him.
Tel looked up from Medea's motherly licking to see Lat and Argius LAUGHING at him. It made the male's blood boil, the skin under his fur turning red.
"I'm not a pup Medea! You don't have to baby me!" snapped Tel. He frantically tried to squirm away from the female, but was held firmly down by one of her paws.
"Nonsense, I am many moon cycles older than you. You will always be my little wolf pup, Tel," giggle Medea.
Tel sighed and laid his head on his paws. I guess it was ok to be babied every once in a while. Plus, he was getting all the attention at the moment instead of Lat.