Lofgren snorted in disagreement. To him, they all felt the same. It was more about the sounds they could make or the fear he could invoke when he was determined to do so. Blue and Alden had both been pleasant distractions for him and had taken the brunt of most of his frustration. With them gone his aggression was more dispersed.<br/><br/>“Pickings have been slim around here. Alden's dead,” Lofgren informed Stellan and it was clear the alpha considered it a loss. His regret at his absence wasn't so much a personal thing as it was missing what Alden could do for him, and for the pack. He had his place and now that role wasn't being filled.<br/><br/>“He stepped up to one of Sieger's and it didn't go well.” Lofgren had known exactly what Alden had been thinking. He'd assumed he'd wanted to try to keep the plaything they shared together. It was a stupid move and one Lofgren hadn't ordered. The alpha was still angry over it and wanted the one who'd done it but it wasn't something to start a war over. Not when he hadn't followed the rules laid out that kept from drawing the eye of man towards them. No search team had gone through the forest and so Lofgren assumed Sieger had been thorough in cleaning up after him.<br/><br/>“Colten is around somewhere,” Lofgren told him with a shrug. Nothing was said about the same wolf making an attempt on Colten's life, primarily because the younger wolf hadn't brought it to his alpha's attention. “Jamsen's been waiting for your return, though I don't think he'll be up for a run for a good while. The old men thought it wise to test my patience and my respect for his ripe age.” Jamsen was the reason they'd come to take the human away in the first place and Lofgren hadn't taken kindly to him going around behind his back. He'd had his opinions but they meant little if he didn't have support or the ability to stand behind that opinion. Stellan might have been one of the few that would get between the alpha and the senior wolf but he hadn't been around.<br/><br/>“You back for good or are you just checking in like usual?” Lofgren asked. Stellan liked to be in the city, and that was usually fine just so long as he came when called. Not an entire day late but Stellan likely knew already that he'd be angry.<br/><br/>Lofgren turned to see the younger wolf coming up alongside Garlan and a few of the others, curious what the tussle had been about.<br/><br/>“I don't know how much Colten will care about stories of city girls right now. He got himself a bit of ass while you were gone,” Lofgren informed with a grin, turning to walk away. He clapped the young wolf on the shoulder roughly on the way by, done now that he'd gotten his point across with Stellan. They could all proceed as usual until something was unlucky enough to draw Lofgren's attention once again. The rest greeted Stellan in a more friendly manner rather than jumping all over him, welcoming him back as they usually did.