For some moments still the impressive male continues to recline atop the vast branches of the tree he has chosen, the shadows kept thickly about himself, form obscured within the darkness as those golden eyes fixate upon his pack mate as she moves to lift herself upward into a more dominant position as was surely her right in Birdie's wake, ears flickering forward as the panther speaks though he cannot understand entirely the implication of her words, some of them foreign to his mind, there deeper meaning hidden and kept from him as his gold and dark head tilts slightly, pulling apart the tone of his companion- understanding only that she is displeased in Raven now, though truly he cannot perceive why. Those golden eyes drift lazily now back towards the wolf that averts it's gaze, the canines position more submissive before the panther and yet not entirely under confident, the wolf moving in a manner....unusual for the woman perhaps and yet such a manner is appealing to the young man. He....likes her more confident form and the lack of waver within her voice, her submission pleasing only when it is offered to himself even if he had fooled her into giving it so willingly and acknowledging his higher rank. He is content with the canine, has spent far more then one night resting beside her when it was Risque had horded Tetradores attention and Nadya had taken t hotel rooms, the likes of which the near feral creature, so wholly untamed, had found cramped and confining- his irritable nature unwilling to find her there until his need for her had become entirely too much, energy seeking that release he has come to believe that Nadya alone may not be solely capable of providing, those golden eyes continuing to rest upon the dark wolf for another moment or so. He likes her company, has hunted beside her and to have Tetradore's approval of such a thing is pleasing. That Nadya may not like such an idea sees his own features scowl slightly before Birdie moves to speak once more, the confidence within her own tone assuring the boy, perhaps, of an impending argument between the women.

The shadows move easily to fall from his form, the branches creaking and groaning beneath his weight as he moves to leap down and into the clearing, mind readily reaching for Nadya's own, content in that bond as he moves first towards her. That she will no longer allow him to couple with her as he had so delighted remains a sore spot between the pair, the leopard irritable still about his own lack of physical release and yet through such actions themselves his bond to the panther had only deepened, instinct driving him towards her as he moves press his shoulder into her own by way of greeting, rubbing his form along the length of her darker pelt with a satisfied purr at this momentary closeness- that pack scent exchanged over and over between leopard and panther before the golden-eyed beast moves towards the wolf, head thrown into her own shoulder, rubbing the pack scent upon her in much the same manner as he turns, tail coiling around the wolf's neck in a final caress before he moves to sit someone between them both. His lanky form no longer seems capable of holding him up, the boy collapsing onto his side, rolling readily onto his back, white stomach exposed as he proceeds to stretch- evidently unphased by any tension between his pack mates, paws suddenly extended forward from this upside down position her has found himself in to playfully grasp Nadya's face between them, batting at her muzzle in some attempt to engage a game from her.

Tetra says....Birdie is....pack.

There Alpha held his own unique musk, one that marked the wolf as surely as it did himself and Nadya and as such the leopard needs no further conformation. If Tetradore desired the wolfs presence, then it was so, the boy unquestioning of his Leader entirely, his faith within his oldest friend perhaps near entirely blind in it's devotion and yet why cannot be said- his volatile nature and irritable demeanour given to a wilful, wild creature and yet in Tetradore's presence the man's loyalty is unflinching and as such he has already accepted Birdie amongst them- if only because Tetra had desired- that he had not asked himself or Nadya about such a thing is...displeasing perhaps and yet Tobias simply does not care so entirely, the boy unused to being asked for his opinions on such things, resolved to follow any command his Alpha had given without seeing a need to question as Nadya did, her mind perhaps, capable of this higher order thinking his own is not. He rolls once more to rest beside the Panther now, tail flicking upon the earth as those golden eyes meet her.

Birdie.....is mine.....I want to....keep her in...pack. Belongs to me.

Though his teeth marks are unclear within the fur upon the wolfs neck they reside there all the same, the lankly leopard assured of his claim over this particular female, his own scent potent upon her as he resides near Nadya now, another purr rising within his throat as jaws part, tongue brushing with clear affection along Nadya's neck and behind her head, grooming the fur here with a gentle care in an intimate gesture reserved entirely for pack alone. It is however, for Tobias...unusual behaviour and yet to believe the boy incapable of learning is a mistake so many make. He desires Nadya approve of Birdie, has learned that commanding her results only in an argument between them both and as such the cunning creature has simply moved to try another tactic of devious persuasion over the panther, appealing to her more....female side now, seeking to lavish such attention upon her if only to better persuade her towards his own thoughts. It is a newer tactic, his mind content to attempt this new before, an exploitation of sorts- of her gender, knowing well that women like such attentions, that Nadya likes such touches, seeking to sooth her nature into one he finds more agreeable as he works at the fur at the back of her neck with loving ease, shamelessly seeking to manipulate her thoughts now....with affection and the pleasurable touch grooming offers. Though they are sure to descend back into yelling at the next given opportunity, the man simply road-testing this new idea his clever mind has devised. Seeing if he may entice a better reaction from Nadya by hazing her thoughts just a little and drawing her focus to him alone.

Naddy wanted....girl in pack. Birdie is...a girl and I...want to keep her....for pack. Birdie is....good at...hunting.

His tongue moves to swipe across her ear in a gentle caress as he continues his attempts at...persuasion.

madness, as you know, is like gravity: all it takes is a little push