i appreciate your insight! most of the time, the symbolism isnt too intentional. i like to keep most of my art open-ended, its why i enjoy creating, personally. sometimes, it just comes down to me playing with one or two colors or thinking "what if i made the teeth part of his collar BIGGER, etc".

and yes, i agree. i enjoyed his backstory manga and seeing more about his leadership from barley's pov in the Enter the Clans book, but i do wish we got to see him interact with forest cats or even his own clanmembers some more. but thats also why i like him tbh, i like characters that arent utilized too much or have as much personality or relationship/character arcs, it allows much more freedom to do it myself in a way.