The volcano was one place that Aki had yet to explore. It was a challenge, but he had conquered far greater feats than this - and the prospect of an adventure was hard for him to ignore. The brute spent much of the morning scouting at the edge of the forest, where it met the base of the volcano. No wolves had claimed these lands, and especially not the mountain - which in theory would be quite a stupid place to live, but he'd met enough stupid wolves in his time that he wouldn't put it past some of them to try to live in such a dangerous landscape.
As soon as he lifted his paws to begin to climb upward, he was too committed to turn back. The mountainous terrain was familiar to him, and though not simple to navigate he was comfortable with the uneven cliffside that he had begun to traverse. His massive paws moved with grace, grappling the rocky slope of the volcano as he moved swiftly from one rock to the next. Despite his alarming size, he was quite graceful with his movements, though he found himself panting slightly as he moved higher in elevation.
Despite the slight fatigue he felt setting in, he caught the scent of another wolf nearby. Curious, the massive brute lifted his tusked head to search higher ground. Not quite seeing who the scent belonged to, he would trail after it, taking a moment to catch his breath. It didn't take long for her to come into view, a tiny woman nearly half his height, who looked hardly more than a young woman despite her age which was written plainly in her scent. "See something interesting down there?" he would inquire with a friendly grin, his tail batting behind him as he ambled closer to her. His accent was heavy and undeniable, and though slightly gruff there was no audible malice in his voice. The land seemed to drop off into a rather terrifying abyss below them. Still, he kept a fair distance between them, eyeing her with curiosity. "Long trip up here, mm?"
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