He had been sick since the moment he could walk and talk, an illness taking over the child's body and with no end anytime soon. At least, that was what it felt like for him, and it was driving Shiro mad. Since father was busy with the pack, and mother putting her attention into helping blind Obscuro, with Ganta's help, the last child was left recovering with the aid of the family pet, Squirrel. Sometimes he was glad when the male was called away, annoyance filling the young pup whenever the wolf was around. He just wanted to be left alone! Maybe then he would get better!

A plan had been formulated, so when Obscuro and Ganta were away with the family, Shiro made his move. Squirrel left at his usual time to fetch herbs and a small meal for the child, and it was then that he would leave. He burst from the den's entrance, racing across the plains like a bat out of hell, no even throwing a glance over his shoulder to see if anyone saw or even heard him leave. It wasn't till he was in a new, unknown and unmarked land that he finally came to a stop. Chest heaved as he tried to catch his breath, light blue eyes squinting through the mist.

Astrea Elementas Astrea, newly form the south continent had contained her journey of self. She planed to skirt around her pack lands and then go up the coast to the east, well that was her general plan, so at the moment she was traveling though what those around called the Druid's Moor. Fog pressed down on her from all sides leaving her a big off balance, she found that she did not like this place much, but maybe Arcus would. Fog was just a cloud on the ground after all. She smiled then, if only a star would land on this Earth then maybe she would be calmer... But that was thought for another day, now she was going to make her way accost this land so she could never return to it, it was just not right for her not to see the sky. She moved through the cloud Zori snoozing between her ears. She only stopped when a figure moved in front of her, obviously not seeing her in all this fog. She tilted her head at the creature, she could not see it very well but if she did not know better she would say that it was a pup out on its own... She looked around her eyes trying to pick up other forms in the fog and finding none, this was not right. "Zori, wake up." The bird gave a tired cheep in answer. "I need you to fly around and see if any other wolf is in the area." With that the bird was fully awake and in the air making a quick sweep. She returned after only a short moment and shook her head that no other was near at this moment. With that the bird fell back into slumber, Zori did say the fog made her sleepy after all. Astrea shrugged her shoulders and moved forward. If it was alone then maybe it needed help. When she was only a few feet away from the pup his scent met her. Pack scents, but not a pack she knew... If the pup was here then his pack was close at hand too, close really close to her family... she hoped the pack was peaceful, if not then her family may have danger close at hand. Maybe this fellow may tell her if she asked him... After all she had been away from her family long enough that the pack scent was no longer on her. "Hello little guy. Are you lost," Astrea asked when she stopped before him.

Catching his breath, little Shiro lifted his head and looked around where he had stopped. Nothing looked familiar, and when he sniffed at the air he couldn’t find his family’s anywhere. That was when he got sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, mixed with the bubbling that his illness still had on him. This was a bad idea, bad bad bad! It didn’t go away either, an unfamiliar voice speaking, a stranger stepping forward from the shifting fog ahead.

The pup's head slowly rose, pale blue eyes meeting the same but only for a moment before he quickly looked away. "N-no... I'm not..." He spoke softly, unable to hide the tremble in his voice. He should not have been here, he should of just stayed in the den under the eyes of Squirrel. Sniffling, a paw rose to wipe away the snort coming from his nose, coughing then stepping back. He could just run back, but, which way did he come from?

Astrea tilted her head, causing Zori to tighten her claws in her sleep. Awe he is cute, a child barely old enough to leave his den let alone out here in the middle of the fog with no pack around him to protect him. She was about to point that out to the little guy when he seemed to fold in on himself. He did not look so great. Pale and shaky, and most defiantly lost, even though he denied it. She blinked at him, trying to figure this little creature out, and mostly coming up blank. "Okay then little guy, you do not have to tell me if you do not want to. I am Astrea Elementas from Donostrea." She gave the little guy a lopsided grin, hoping it was going to put the little guy at ease. She was not very good at this, well not at putting others at ease. But maybe just maybe she could figure this little guy out and figure out his family while in the process... "I smell a pack on you, but I have been on the southern continent for the past season and I am afraid its a new scent to me." She blinked at him and hummed softly, as she sat down her head still slightly tilted and her ears perked at him. He was a cute little thing if she had to say so. A rare brown color like her brother Terrae. He was also very small even for his age. Just a small little fur ball who was lose even though he said he was not. She wanted to help him and while she was helping him she was going to get as much information of this new pack as she could. ""

Pale blue eyes looked up at the shewolf, gaze quickly moving to the creature sitting on Astrea's neck. What was it? Why was it laying on the lady? Ears folded almost completely against his little skull as he quickly noticed it was one of those birds that flew in the sky, but it was bigger than the ones he had seen before. Was it here to peck out his eyes? Carry him away so that they could eat him later where his family couldn't interrupt? The dark thoughts that begun to fill Shiro's mind were causing his legs to tremble, eyes wide as he sot of stared past the two and into the shifting fog.

Feminine tones caught his attention, quickly refocusing on the woman as she told him that he didn't have to share with her if he didn't want to. That her name was As-tree-a. He'd frown faintly as he tried to sound it out in his head, not even bothering with the other portion because it sounded like a whole other language. But the place she told him, yeah it sounded complicated but was that the pack she came from? Like how he was from Hellstrom? Were they neighbors? Would she be able to bring him back to his mother?

Shiro would have begun to get excited if Astrea didn't say she wasn't familiar with his scent. Tail that had begun to swing lightly came to a stop, the trembling having halted and expression a bit uneasy. Father had told them about others wanting to come and harm them for taking a pack down to create their home, was this woman part of one of the packs looking to hurt them? He'd gulp, taking a small shaken step back, and another. "No pack... my family..." He said in a soft tone, unsure of what he should or shouldn't say, what would possibly make his parents and older siblings mad if they found out.

Astrea was watching him then and notes the look he gave Zori, she wanted to paw her face in her embarrassment. It was rude of her not to introduce her companion. "This is my friend Zori, she is a night hawk, but do not be scared of her, she only eats bugs. Other than that Zori is harmless." She winked at the little guy, her pale eyes joking. "Unless you are a fly." As she watched his face seem almost hopeful then fall all in the same breath. She tilted her head further. Has she said something wrong? Did his family be at war with Donostrea? Unlikely, it is almost certain that this little guy's family would be small, being a new pack and all and her brothers would not start a war unless this little guy's pack started something first. So what had this little guy literally shaking in his fur? And the fact that he lied about being in a pack almost made her think that home may not be such a safe place for him. But then again she did not know, his pack is unknown to her; but what she did know was that he was too young to be off on his own, she was not going to leave him, no matter what his home was like or what danger he could being to her. First she had to get this little tyke talking, he was more tight lipped then Arcus and that boy could stew his thoughts in the worst way. "Okay then, where is you mother, maybe I could take you back to her? I have a decent nose, I could help you by fallowing your scent, but only if we move now, the water in this cloud is washing it away as we speak." Astrea got up then and pressed her nose to the ground, she had not lied to him, his scent had started to wash away and tracking it was going to be hard. She zeroed in on his faint scent, his and his pack and started to fallow it, hoping the little guy would fallow her, if for no reason other than to not be alone. "Tell my little guy, what are you called?"