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Derecho snorted slightly at the too young comment, though he was pretty sure it had just been meant to get under his skin. "Youth is not always a sign of ability" He told her "I have met many adult wolves with the abilities of a puppy and several teens more capable then their older counterparts" Well many might be a bit of an overstatement considering Derecho had rarely left his own pack lands but he had seen a few examples and assumed it to be if not common then certainly not unheard of.

"In any case passing through or not it is generally polite to introduce ones self to the resident pack" He continued. "I am Derecho the Alpha's son" He thought about adding on 'pack ambassador' but that wasn't his official title quite yet.

Upon further study of the female wolf Derecho thought he detected an air of .. sadness within her, or perhaps she was just tired. Many of the wolves that passed through YMCA were tired, mentally as well as physically and as she came forward Derecho turned to walk alongside her on the trail. "i'll escort you" He offered after a few moments of silence "So no one else will bother you" He clarified, hoping that pointing that out would keep her from rejecting this offer.

"You could rest here for a while.." He offered as they padded along "You seem like maybe you could use a bit of a rest, YMCA is a sanctuary pack. Wolves often stop to rest for a while before moving on again" Some stayed too - in fact many of them did and the packs size was swelling with the influx.

My but she was an angry creature, of course others had told Derecho he was somewhat cranky himself and so her temper didn't phase him much. "Clearly" He stated in a dry voice "All you need to do is walk in a straight line" He pointed out "Sooner or later your bound to leave" Well some wolves might take that as a bit snarky and Derecho was working on being a bit well..less snarky then normal. It was essential if he wanted to preform the task he wished in his pack. "My offer was merely to keep others in the pack from further stopping you..demanding your name...your reasons for being on our lands. I am not the only wolf on patrol but if I accompany you they will assume you have been looked after and leave us be" He told her.

"But yes, YMCA stands for You may come always, my mother and father - well mostly my mother really - run it as a safe haven for travelers, lones..anyone without a safe place to stay, or just those wishing for a bit of company for a spell. Wolves may stay for as long or as little as they like as long as they contribute something while they are here" He explained the pack dynamics - it was an odd set-up he knew bu it worked for them and the pack was quite successful.

Derecho glanced at the wolf as she gave him permission to escort her - it somewhat amused him, these were his lands after all and gaining her permission to trod upon them even in her company was something he didn't need permission for. No point in starting an argument however and so he let it slide with only one small comment "Oh well as long as it's alright with you then..." His tone making it fairly clear that he didn't care either way.

In any case it seemed he had managed to spark her attention in another way. "They both did for a while, along with our beta Merrill - she comes from the mountains - but father left a while back with two of my siblings, I don't know why I was far to young at the time to understand, and when he returned well he wasn't quite the same wolf that he used to be. He's here and mother tries to include him as she can but its mostly her and Merrill who run things now" Derecho shrugged slightly, it was a minor thing as far as he was concerned for the life he could recall it had always been that way.

Derecho smiled slightly - yes he'd managed to catch her attention now, engage her in some pleasant conversation and well she wasn't nearly as temperamental as she had been at first. "I believe it had something to do with four pups being a bit of a handful on a long trip, Tempest and Raiden choose to go with our father..Aleu and I stayed behind, honestly I'm rather glad we did - everyone who left returned changed. And not for the better. None of them will tell us what happened but it couldn't have been anything good" He continued.

Derecho thought perhaps his mother knew some of it, but if she did she wasn't sharing, that wasn't entirely surprising if it was terrible she would of course want to shield her offspring from it. "In any case I am content with the mother and sister I still have"

"Merrill would say there was no point in trying to avoid it and that we ought to merely adapt as life makes us....or something to that effect" Derecho stated "She's something else our Merrill" He continued with a small chuckle before tilting his head slightly to look at the spotted, patchy female a bit better. Her manner of movement had not escaped him - she was soundless, relaxed..but ready. Derecho was an observant wolf and he liked to think himself capable and ready for challenges thrown his way, ready to protect his sister and his pack...but this wolf took ready to a while other level, and he didn't even think she realized she was doing so. It made him curious.

"But enough about my family, you haven't mentioned where you are headed" He prodded her in an off hand manner, hoping that perhaps she would give some clue as to where she was going and what she was doing. Aside from his own curiosity he told himself it was necessary to know such things about the traveler.