on my way

As the weather changed, and the temperatures became much more bearable, Kai seemed interested in traveling south. Áki was beyond content to follow his son's whims - he'd seen enough of the world to last a lifetime, if he was being honest, while his son had so much life left ahead of him. He was happy to travel as Kai wished, and it seems as though he was interested in traveling further south than Áki preferred. Someday, he promised himself, and hopefully not long from now he would find a group and teach Kai the way of their people - they would hunt reindeer together. Sadly he knew the boy was too young for such a thing now, but it didn't hurt to keep it in the back of his mind.

Luckily now Kai was old enough to fend for himself, and often enjoyed time on his own. It was easy enough to find him again, and they tended to stay in the general vicinity of one another. Today, it seemed that he'd found a particularly large stretch of grass before him. It seemed like it had been somewhat barren, but with spring's arrival the grasses were beginning to grow once again. There were few trees here, but the day wasn't hot enough to worry about finding shade. It was early morning after all, the sun barely peaking over the horizon and beginning to warm the earth.

Áki moved through the grassy plains with little thought about where he was headed. What he lacked in grace was made up for in his confident, carefree pose; his tongue lolled lazily from the side of his parted jaws as his red eyes searched the horizon. There was nothing noteworthy here, though this place seemed a rather suitable hunting ground for small rodents. Perhaps he might even find something of more substance here if he was lucky.