// It had been a week of slow travel, searching for the monochrome woman who had fled his grasp as soon as he shut his eyes to sleep. It hadn't taken long for her to show just who she really was, and if she could not handle a small bit of yelling then she needed to get the hell out of his way. He was riled and restless when he left the North, deciding that the woman had tainted the caverns for now. Maybe he shouldn't have grasped her so hard, but it wasn't his fault. He wouldn't dwell, though his mood remained remarkably dark as days passed. Now he stood on the outer edges of a volcanic plane that led up to the spewing furnace to hell. It was strange that he felt better here. There was a bit more warmth in the air from rivers of molten lava that ran out to collect in pools rimmed by cooled rocks. It was oddly satisfying to watch the lava turn black as it cooled against the snow that had managed to collect here. He wished to explore the area further, but he knew better.

// There was a strong pack presence in the area that made the young male cautious, despite his grumpy mindset. It was enough that the scents were nearly indistinguishable from one another, and an old instinct to be part of something warred with the need to dominate it. This was no idiot beast, however, he knew better than to pick on anything that belonged to a pack or even smelled that way. The younger part of him toed the line as he stared up at the volcano, his fur lit up with the bright rivers of lava that fingered their way through the small valley. He only noticed the glow from the rivers as the sun began to set against a blood-red sky. Reaper only let out a disgruntled sigh and lounged in the warmth that the lava flows gave off, waiting to be discovered so that he might learn more about the volcanic activity here.

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It was still light out and she was in the area of the volcano today carefully exploring through the terrain she called home. She knew her father nor her siblings would be too far, they were still young to go with a lack of supervision. Her father was always nearby watching them while they were out to play so there was little fear from the child that any true danger would rise. She was learning things, important things that she would need to know. Getting used to the terrain was one big lesson she needed to learn. The lava from the volcano was a truly interesting thing something that was worth taking the time to study as thoroughly as she could. The active lava created such an immense amount of heat that the young black pup couldn't bare to get close to it, but from afar her eyes burned with wonder as she studied it. The color, the sound, the sight of it bubbling and popping. The way it slid over the earth and devoured everything in it's path. It was dangerous and that was easy for her young mind to come up with. Once the little study was completed she continued onto the blackened lava that was cooled and formed into a hard rock. It was completely different from what she had studied with the hot lava. Though it was warm she was able to touch it without harm, and thoroughly explore it with ease. It was fascinating at what a difference it was to the lava she couldn't get near. Although this was also more boring because what needed to be discovered of this cooled lava happened quick leaving her craving for something else to learn about. Crawling over the mound of cooled lava she moved on looking for something else to learn about. She was a great distance from the border itself, but it hadn't been far enough to see a hulking mass of wolf by the invisible border of the pack. Her eyes watched him a moment as her movement paused wondering what in the world he was doing. She didn't pay attention to the fact the sun was setting which meant her father would be coming to collect her soon. Moving forward slowly the curious young mind closed some distance between her and the other, but she left plenty of space between them enough that if he chose to attack she had plenty of time to retreat. Beside she didn't know this guy so why trust him. "What are you doing?" she asked. "Actaea Talk", & 'Actaea Think"