The frozen pond behind the dam creaked as Eltrys tested his weight on the water. Raised in cold northern reaches, on the edge of cliffs, and inside insidious caverns, he's known ice only through the ritual hunt. The groan beneath his outstretched paw told him of the frigid danger below him.

He grumbled as he looked from his precarious test to the beaver dam. How might one dig into those mud-caked logs to get to the meat waiting for him within?

He stood flicking his tail back and forth as he measured along the edge of the dam and pulled his paw back from the frozen pond to stand on the bank. Slowly he walked closer to the dam, wondering if it would even be worth the effort to find his way inside.

"Speech"
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It had been what about a year since she stepped paws into Auster? Or just about a year now? Identification didn't know why she was here, however the weather changed from the beautiful warmth and now it was all frozen around her. A slight growl of displeasure, although her fur had helped keep her even slightly warmer. A familiar outline of a brute catching her attention, when she first arrived she had meant someone by the name of Eltrys. Drawing closer her nose picked up his scent, it was him. He seemed to be testing the one dam that the beavers seemed to build. A laugh which was gentle was released forth. To alert him she was coming up. Her tail danced as she yipped out towards him. "Is that you my friend...Eltrys!" Identification stated excitedly. How long has it been since she last seen him? She shook her head slightly, it's honestly been too long since she's had some time with her friend.

[set right after leaving Insomnia before going to see Scald.]

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A familiar tinkling laugh caught his attention over the icy terrain.
"Well! If it isn't the lady Fic." He rumbled warmly, a smile of greeting on his lips.

"You look well since I saw you last." He mused, coming to meet her. She had certainly grown in confidence and come a long way from him finding her in the woods.

"I was just trying to find a way to break into the dam for some beaver. Got any ideas?" He asked wondering if they might even set a trap for the things but they might be intent on staying within their dam all season.

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Aspen Dam has changed since last time she was here, everything iced over. In a way Identification was use to seasons change and different areas being well all together different. She heard his rumbled greeting. A smile lifting the corners of her lips. "It is you Eltrys. How have you been dear?" Fic smiled to her friend.

Things would even out and Identification understood that things have a way of evening out. "Well I think I should thank you for the compliment." As they came together she would give a soft bump of her head against his shoulder. Before pulling away.

"Tell me, what have you tried already with breaking into the dam?" Knowing that there was ways to get into the dam, but wanting to know what Eltrys has tried already.

"Speech!"

He fully turned to the cream woman in welcome. "I think I have been rather well as late. This nasty frost remains my biggest obstacle at the moment. Feeding a pack has its difficulties in this strange season." He remarked. He had to admit he was rather distracted when he remarked upon her wellness and briefly furrowed his brows with a shift in his ears, wondering if he had misstepped by accident. She seemed to be taking it well but he hoped she would forgive him for a social faux pas. But his brief anxiety was quelled as she came forward and bumped her head into his shoulder. It did seem like all was well with her then! Good!

Ah yes! The beavers!
He turned back to the persnickety log jam.
"Well I've tested the ice and its fairly solid. I've tried shifting a log but the ice and mud have held it fast, it barely budged. What do you think?" He asked cordially. She might have some better ideas about this endeavor than he did. He would admit he had never tried to go for beaver while it was in the dam, but desperate times called for desperate measures.

Winter nights, we sang in tune Identification smiled seeing that of Eltrys her one friend. Her tail danced around behind her mass. Listening to the words falling from his lips. The frost did create a major obstacle for them all, especially with everything in the deep freeze that took over. The weather was not very kind to any of them. "It has become very difficult it appears Eltrys. For not only you but everyone around these parts of the lands." Wondering if he traveled to Boreas any chance to hunt and provide for a pack. "We know the beavers dam's go down far." Identification thought about fires from the seasons before. A perk of her twin peaks shifted skyward upon her dail. "What if there is any way that we can create warmth, maybe a fire if possible? It might help with thawing some of the surface, and help with drawing out the beavers or something. I mean it wouldn't hurt to try...would it?" Her eyes scanned his facial features and his eyes for any other thoughts. Walk, "Talk", Think Played inside the months of moon

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