A Bright, New Future [joining thread]

To him this was nothing, it was just a normal day in which he did normal things such as crossing the own borders he had laid out and marked. However, as he tried to imagine the myriad of emotions running through her veins, he began to realize what a big step this must be for her. She had been a rogue, a loner, and after not even a day of knowing him she was choosing to stride alongside him into a completely foreign place. She knew not what she would face on the other side of this line, knew not what sort of wolves or situations she would have to encounter. All of this was strange, frightening to her. He would have to remember that when dealing with newcomers.

The smile never left his face, but it did grow in size and length as she paced across the border and seemed determined that she would never cross it again as a rogue. Excellent. His tail swished behind him, curling between his hocks and resting along the contours of his right hind leg. There was no need for a display of dominance. She knew who he was, and certainly didn't need a constant reminder. Her nudge was unexpected, but certainly not unwelcome. With a smile he padded after her, snow crunching beneath his weight. "We certainly aren't," he mused in response to her comment. "Within these woods is a meadow, and beyond them lies an open plain. To the east of our territory is a continuation of the grassland and another forest - this one with a lake. To the north and west lies a large field." Perhaps there was something she would be more interested in seeing than anything else.

His tail swished behind him as they walked at a leisurely pace. There was no need to rush. His ears twitched idly, taking in the sounds of the forest ( as few as they were in winter ) and deciphering their origins. He wondered if they would run into anyone in their travels, though he knew that the lands of Seracia were immense enough to never meet anyone at all. Sometimes he liked it that way, but other times he missed the companionship.

"Speech"