Briar nodded to Lyric, she might not always agree with the beta but she respected the rank. Sure Lyric was nowhere near the commander that Syr was, but she at least seemed to possess a tactical mind. However instigating a fight with the Morningstar's highest ranking members on their own territory. Briar had the Beta's back, but waited to leave the treeline, hoping to catch the Morningstars of guard should it come to blows. Too late, she had already been spotted it seemed. She snarled at Myra's comment about her neck injury, knowing that if if came to a fight that would be a weakness they would try to exploit. If Quill wasn't such a skilled Medicine man that could have put her in a very dangerous situation. She prepared to exit the treeline to stand beside Lyric when she heard the faint sounds of someone approaching from behind her.<br/><br/>Her ears perked at the sound as she whirled about to identify the newcomer as friend or foe. There was no way that she had been flanked was there? Syr, burst from the woods a moment later shifting from wolf form to human and assessing the situation immediately, warning Lyric and Briar to move back onto Darkheart territory. Briar took a step back, but was unwilling to leave her alpha unguarded. But as Lyric had mentioned she also needed to be ready to warn the Village, advance warning was one of the primary duties of a scout. At least Smoke would be on full-alert at his post after the explosion.<br/><br/>____________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>Dust's muzzle split into a smirk as Myra traded quips with Lyric. "So, Syr decided to send the court Jester eh?" He crossed his powerful arms as he stood at his alpha's side. His ears pricked up as he noticed the Hunter peering around the tree. Thankfully Myra seemed to notice as well. If it hadn't been for the poultice he didn't think he would have been able to see her so easily. As always the Darkhearts made use of stealth and other underhanded tactics to back up their brutality. Still it wouldn't be enough to overtake the two strongest fighters the Morningstars had.<br/><br/>Syr arrived shortly, causing Dust's eyes to narrow slightly. Although his expression and posture remained nonchalant. Between Lyric's words and Syr's attitude it seemed that the Darkhearts knew as much about the explosion as they did. But this could always just be a trap. Dust remained ready to howl a warning to the pack at a moment's notice. He didn't shift back to his human form either, anticipating an ambush as he was.<br/><br/>"Syyyrrr... What brings you to our neck of the woods?" He put a barely perceptible emphasis on the word neck. He knew that Myra was dedicated to peace between the packs. There were times, however, that he wasn't sure it would ever be possible. And if it came to it, he knew the only thing that could stop him from ripping Syr's throat out would be if Myra wanted the kill for herself. Family was family after all but Dust had a mistake to correct. Until that point he would be civil, though. The Packs didn't need a war and truth be told he didn't want one either. But if the Darkheart pack really didn't cause this, he glanced at the crater, then what did?