Return of a Stranger

*Brutus* · (This post was last modified: 09-20-2016, 09:57 PM by Brutus.)

He shifted his weight on his paws as they stood in the snow, his footsteps making light crunching noises as they moved aside icy terrain in their wake. He'd already begun turning around, her words of hope echoing in his ears as his lips held a gentle expression of empathetic hope as well. It would be good for her to find a pack that was promising, and he hoped the alpha did not let her down.

There were conflicting thoughts arising within the brute. One one end of the scale, he wanted to keep himself free to wander and search for Cesar, but on the other he wanted to follow her to the south and see to it that she got the support she hoped for from the alpha-to-be. Perhaps he could search for Cesar on the way? He'd need to go to the Wash first, that was the last place he'd seen Cesar and he wanted to start his search there.. but she had a few days, didn't she? Maybe she'd be interested in joining him, but.. maybe she'd find it awkward that he felt like sticking together so early.

For now, the thought was swallowed. He instead looked around to the icy pillars he'd been admiring before she arrived and he flicked an ear back to her direction, keeping his tall limbs in slow stride to make sure they kept at the same pace.

"I am truly pleased that you decided to come, all around you there are tall stacks of ice, reaching toward the sky like the teeth of some giant creature crying to the close clouds above. Most of them are much taller than you or I, it truly is remarkable."

It was bittersweet, he wished she could experience the same image he was able to see- but, there was a certain sense of poetic satisfaction that came with describing their surroundings to her. He smiled and continued their walk, the crashing waves of the ocean already echoing in the air much louder than they had been previously. He could smell salt on frosty gales that blew past them, softly for now.

"It's just up here, as I'm sure you can hear. I'll go up first, feel free to follow me.. I will let you know when to stop."

He made sure that his pace remained slow and steady as they climbed the rising slope to the edge of the point, though this time rather than watching the sea with his eyes he listened with his ears, as she must. As they came to the edge he'd signal, nudging her very gently, "Here," and listen.

The sound was so open, so clear and unobstructed. As he closed his eyes, he imagined the waves and what it must be like to live among them like the sea creatures do, to hear this sound every day they came to feed on the shore or to lay their eggs. He let his thoughts wander as he stood there, though his eyes only remained closed briefly as he reopened them to ensure that Armai was safe where she stood.

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Return of a Stranger

Brutus