Lets see how far we'll go

He didn't know how much longer he had been sitting there when the form of something caught his attention. With his vision, becoming tear blurred, all he really saw was a darker form, just as visible as he was due to the dark markings. Blinking, he stood, slowly. He didn't know who the strange creature was, and they lacked the bright markings of his mother. The cough caught him off guard, and his ears pricked. Was the other wolf sick? The next words made him realize that it may have been a way to make sure that he wasn't alarmed. The much larger creature didn't sound sick, at least. Heading towards the voice, he called out, his own voice much more shaky from fear and cold. "I don't know. I...I'm lost." It was true; he knew that he couldn't be too far from the den, considering everything, but it was still far enough.