We could also do something a bit more refined.
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Theres two houses (Clans, packs, groups, whatever.) Theres a deep rooted feud between them, an unresolved murder. A beloved cousin of house D had passed due to an indecipherable squabble at some moonlit meeting; a secret rendevouz between two lovers. Some say it was the cousin who was one of the lovers, and others say the cousin simply discovered them. Either way, they had ended up dead. And theres a female of House C who, after being seen suspiciously slinking away the night of the murder, claims that she is expecting the cousins child. Based on the rumors of the cousin either discovering, or being, the two houses are yet to act on it.
With that little drama the two houses are conflicted even further when they are brutally picked off by a dangerous plague, leaving the more resilient, younger canids to rule. Finding themselves a bit loopy after such an incident, it is decided. They need leadership, for such fools they were, they were in no place to lead themselves just yet. So they travel, both houses traverse the lengthy journey to a meeting. A special meeting. They arrange for a grander house, House B, to select an assortment of capable rulers for both D and C.
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So from there, they travel together, two fueding groups, --they travel to the election in hopes of survival, the continuances of both legacies. Will they make it in peace, or will they succumb to the temptations of anger and fangs.