Kaara woke with the rising of the sun the next morning. She ran her fingers through her hair and let out an exhausted sigh for it had been another night of little sleep. Pushing herself out of bed, she stretched her arms high above her head and took a minute to let the blood flow through her body before heading for her closet. She pulled on a pair of black bell bottom jeans, a red tank top, and a form fitting blue/black checkered button up shirt. It may be winter, but the wolf blood flowing through her veins kept her body at a perfect temperature in the cold weather. Pups were really the only ones who needed coats during this time since their canine side had yet to fully develop.<br/><br/>Slipping her feet into her black and white snow boots, Kaara stepped out her front door into the chilly morning air. The crunch of snow underneath her boots was the only unnatural noise she could hear this early in the morning as she made her way across the town square toward her office. Her office was a one story, small square building located at the very front of the town right next to the two large doors that permitted visitors inside. Inside there were only two rooms, a small one towards the back that served as her personal office and a larger one at the front that was used for any meetings that might occur. Her office assistant, Cary-Anne, had her desk set up in a small cove next to the front door so she could see to any visitors during the day.<br/><br/>Kaara took out her set of office keys and unlocked the front door before pushing her way inside. As she passed by the coffeemaker, she flipped it on and continued on her way to her office. Once inside, Kaara flopped down on the small loveseat sofa she had sitting across the room from her desk. She expected today to be a little busy, her former pack along with a couple of other towns would be coming in to offer their trading services. With a heavy sigh, Kaara laid her head back and closed her eyes, wanting just a small nap before the day started.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~<br/><br/>The guards took the envelope and cast glances between the envelope and the vehicle sitting at their gate. One of the guards motioned for the other to check to see if the girl and boy in front of them were the only two here. The guard nodded after he had checked the cab of the vehicle and waved up at the top of the gate to the guard tower. It didn't take long for the two doors to start slowly sliding open and for one of the guards to wave the two of them through. As they passed by, he indicated they should park by the small building to the left of the gate.<br/><br/>Cary-Anne was waiting outside the door, a pleasant smile on her face. She looked the age of Wolfgang and was happy to see visitors. "Come in, would you like some coffee? Once I get your names I can take you to see the Alpha, she will be the one to deal with all the trading between us," she said, leading them into the warm office and out of the cold. Writing their names down and where they came from on a notepad at the edge of her desk, she went ahead and led them through to the back office. Knocking on the door twice, she peeked in to make sure Kaara was ready to welcome in guests.<br/><br/>Kaara looked up from the pile of paperwork sitting on her desk and motioned for her to show them in. Pulling her hair to one side of her neck, Kaara sat back in her chair and smiled at the two. "You must be Snowgem and Wolfgang Wolfburg. My you have grown up quite a bit since the last time I saw you two. Though I doubt you will remember me. Come in, sit down and let's talk business. I know your family makes the best leather around these parts so I would be much interested in ordering quite a bit of leather from you. I can assure you money is not a problem. Also, we have a vast inventory of medicine and medical supplies should the need arise for your family. So, do you have maybe a catalogue of some sort or a pirce list I could see?" she began, scooting closer to her desk and pushing a pencil behind her ear in case the need arose for it.<br/><br/>At the edge of town, a couple of kids managed to break free from their group, sneaking past the three Omegas that kept watch over the entire group. Once they were sure they were far enough away, they shifted into their wolf pup forms and sped off into the woods, yapping and play fighting the entire way to the border. Little did they no of the real danger beyond the border. A large group of Orcs had settled in the mountains just beyond their border and had sent out a part of 5 or 6 to hunt for more food. It was when they heard the yapping a little wolves that they set up a trap to capture them and haul them away to their mountain range.