The coarse rush of the waves lapping against the shore drowned out the last fading echoes of the brothers’ calls. In the very few moments the trio had before the alpha appeared, Zaqar glanced to his left at Lillith and Saqr. He thought he saw a certain fondness in the female’s eyes, though he could have been imagining it. The boy gave her a small smile before briefly studying his brother. The older brother seemed as eager as the younger to prove himself, and Zaqar respected that. He was young, but he understood that imprinting was uncontrollable and to turn his back on the woman from Diveen must be costing Saqr much effort.

Upon the arrival of the large silvered male, Zaqar forgot these thoughts and focused his eager attention upon the alpha. His ears were forward for only a moment before he remembered his place and they tilted back as his head lowered respectfully and he studied the sandy earth beneath their paws. There were a few soft noises coming from behind the Iromar wolves, but he didn’t dare turn away to examine the source. He was nervous as it was and was not about to face a reprimand from his superiors.

Instead, as Lillith introduced herself he looked up just in time to see her glance back at the brothers. Zaqar nodded his greeting to the alpha of the seaside pack. “I am Zaqar.” Ishtar might have scolded him for not including his lineage, but the idea of revealing that he was the chosen heir of a different pack was difficult for him to fathom. He was not the boastful sort; at least, not yet. Perhaps one day, far from now, he would have something to actually boast about; something that was of his own doing rather than his parents’.

Lillith’s last statement resulted in a sideways glance from the yearling. It puzzled him why his mother would want such an alliance, for she often spoke scornfully of the other packs. Still, he could not claim to know every small detail of the pack’s workings; after all, he was just a year old.

Z A Q A R

one | male | no mate | no imprint | iromar | ali
last son of baphomet and ishtar