Backstory - Unexpected leader

,,Stop it or I will-“

,,Or what? Whip me with that tail of yours?“ they mocked him, ,,oh we all know you won't be able to do it.“

His father passed away recently and as the second older, he didn't expect a pack would become his responsibility and although he often helped his father with pack business, he wasn't prepared to fully lead it on his own. It was supposed to be the job of his sister, but she ran away into the world the night before leader ceremonial. So here he was. 

They were always taught to not solve problems by a violence, only by words. No matter how hard he tried, words didn't have any effect here. 

,,Maybe,“ he had wished Dante, his younger brother was here. He would have know what was the right thing to do. He always did. But he didn't bother to stay here in these days. Their sister would be a great leader, it wasn't necessary for him to stay around. So he went looking for some his lost friend Darcy or something like that.

,,C'mon now. Without getting others involed, simply give us the part of territory we want and we all will be happy. You don't have much other options anyway,“ they lazily swung their tail, smirking at the other canine behind him.

It wasn't that Ufara wasn't strong enough to deal with them by strength, it was a wrong thing to do. He was being taught this since he was born and it was strongly implemented in his mind.

 ,,Or we can do this the good old way. It will be quick,“ his opponent continued. Ufara's wished they would just shut up for a moment and for a brief second he considered saying it into their face, but he wasn't in a position to risk making them angry.

,,That place means a lot to us. There are a different places where no one-“ Ufara wasn't able to finish the sentence.

,,Bla, bla, I don't care. And i am getting bored, so let's end this quickly.“

Ufara's blood started to boiled slowly. His father and parents of his father worked so hard to build this a little society, offering a stable and safe place for those who coudn't find their place in this big world. And no matter how opposed to violence his father and he was, it was for greater good.

 I am sorry, father. ,,I am ready to give my answer.“

,,Oh, finally! So-? “ Before they managed to finish, their face met with his tail. They really didn't expect it. 

In case you ask how come he knows how to fight when his father was so against the violence, his mother was the answer. She loved her partner deeply, but didn't really agree with him on some things. It was always good to know how to fight, in this world.

 Let's avoid all the details and just say his enemies were able to get limping back home, with some long healing in their way. He himself wasn't in the best shape, bleeding on the snow, but it didn't matter to him in this moment. For the first time, Ufara felt like he was able to do something on his own, without Dante or anyone behind his back. And without even realizing it before, it was a big thing for him. 

He wasn't afraid they would come back with others – pining him down alone here, he realized in the reality they were just cowards, trying to scare him when he was on his own and they were almost successful.