By contrast, Basil had been overly flattered, childish, and impulsive.
He'd fought her to keep all of the tribute Alpha Daniel sent and eventually ordered the attendants to ignore her commands regarding the tribute altogether.
They set up their camp outside of the city in near silence. The soldiers seemed down, grumbling a bit about being denied the feast despite all of their hard work when a caravan of people came to the camp. Adolph went to the front of the camp to see them along with the patrol. Alpha Daniel was among them.
"Hail the victorious werewolf kingdom," Alpha Daniel greeted.
"Though regrettably, you will not partake in a feast in our city, I have brought this caravan of food and wine as a show of joy and celebration so you may celebrate your victory in what manner is most comfortable for you."
Adolph wanted to send it back, irked with Daniel's behavior, but he could not deny that the soldiers had more than earned at least one night of revelry.
