I'm Alive.
She'd taking to exploring the lands now that Sonticus had found their home in the west. The southern and western plains more easily accessible, the woman not having to make the long trek from the North with fear that she would return to some sort of devastation. No, she was closer to the pack here and would hear them should trouble come. She'd decide to go hunting today, the sun high and bright as the rays heated the land considerably this season. The prior season might as well have been a continued winter, though now the lands were not as cool. She set out in search of prey scent, hoping to bring back something decent for the pack. It was the least the new beta could do for the pack that had given her a home, however temporary or permanent it would be. She had found a new purpose in life, though part of her still felt empty. Missing a piece that she feared would never be whole again.
As she traversed through the tall grasses, she would catch scent of a few rabbits whose paths criss-crossed around the plains. Frowning, she wasn't sure which way the critters had gone and she didn't want to spend all day trying to track them down. The near stilled winds would bring something else, something she hadn't entirely expected nor thought to follow. Curiosity gnawed at her, the need to investigate and find out whose path she had crossed was strong. She hadn't detected a pack scent on the fading trail, so perhaps it was a loner just crossing the lands on his way to...well, that would be determined soon enough. Quickening her pace, she wondered how far along the other had gotten to. Surely at this rate she wouldn't catch up, not unless she ran...but wouldn't that be too much? She didn't want to feel like she was stalking a stranger, perhaps it was best to let sleeping dogs lie. If she caught up then she caught up, if not she wouldn't cry about it.
She trotted along as fast as she could, hear beat growing faster as she moved beneath the heat of the sun. Gods, why must it be so hot...now I wish we hadn't moved from the North.. A truer thought if she ever had one. This was one reason she regretted after they had moved. There was little to no relief from the heat this season unless she was in the cool waters of wolfpaw lake. That would be the first thing she would do when she got back home, for she had not seen a stream around here just yet. She stopped in surprise then, the scent she had been following nearly forgotten until it grew stronger, and not only that, but she stopped in her tracks when a howl called across the sky. The stranger she was purposefully seeking perhaps? Moving on again, she would find him soon enough, the dark male standing a ways off from a tree as his melody cried out to the heavens.
She would approach slowly, unsure if he was friendly or not. Though she kept a bit of distance between them, she arrived to stand a couple of yards from his left side. "So much for finding prey." She mused aloud, though her tone was in a joking manner. Honestly, she had given up on finding prey once his scent had been the height of her curiosity. He was a stranger, one she'd never seen before. His pelt was a dark contrast to the land, though she supposed she might fit into that as well considering her pelt wasn't exactly sunshine and daisies. She watched him with curiosity, his pelt appearing windblown as if he'd been running for quite a while. But why? Was he running from someone? Something? She cast her glance in all directions, but saw no sign of anyone else around. Well, things just got more mysterious, she supposed. |
