He knew he had his confidence in the right place. He knew he was ready. Amoxtli had doubted himself, Coza knew this from the very day he had accepted the role as the next wolf to protect the forest that he was nervous and didn’t find himself worthy. The call that he had heard echo over the land one of triumph had interrupted a walk in the woods. Normally he would be hunting for himself or Moth it didn’t matter. He had slimmed down a bit this winter with the stress of his heart and soul’s declining health but he was far from looking unhealthy. He tried to keep his own strength up for her, tried to stay happy for her at all times but he could feel it in his very being that his Moth was slowly starting to slip away. All the strength he had in the world couldn’t keep time from her and sometimes he just needed a walk and a moment alone to think about such things.

Today though was a day for celebration of his son’s victory over his first challenger. Coza remembered the day he had fought Bones and that unnamed female who he still didn’t know the identity of. He moved through the forest a bit slower than most having traveled from the meadow back towards the edge of the pack from where his son had called. He seemed late to the gathering. He spotted his Moth and his younger Dexter and several other familiar faces namely that of Wren and Shiloh. There were fresh scents too and unfamiliar wolves around his sons fallen figure. He was a bloody mess to put it lightly, far more bloody than what he recalled being after his own two challenges. His heard went out to his son that he had to feel such pain and hurt and he wished to take it all away but he was better fit to protect them.

Coza didn’t trust himself with his bad leg even as he walked towards the small group there was a small hitch in his step as he placed himself beside Dexter and looked over to Wren giving the younger boy a kind smile. He remembered him, he was kind and he couldn’t speak but that didn’t mean Coza thought any less of the child. After all there were other deaf and mute children in the forest and it just as fine to have more. His tail gave a wag before watching over his son. He was in good paws and it was so nice to see so many members come around him to show support and he knew it probably meant a lot to him too.