Ain't no mountain high enough

*Kai* · 09-27-2017, 05:58 PM

After spending some time in Auster, Kai had decided to venture further north again. Winter would be here before long - venturing up to the far north later in the year sounded appealing. He hadn't seen his father it quite some time, but he no longer worried about spending long periods time away from him. He had grown accustomed to his freedom, and now yearned to see more of the world. As much as possible, really. He had begun his slow trek to the north some time ago, lazily crossing from one continent to another with ease, with no particular goal in mind.

Until he saw Mount Volkan, and decided he had to explore it. From a distance it was tall and looming, almost threatening in its grandeur. It was unlike anything he'd ever seen, perhaps something from one of his father's stories, and he knew instantly that it was somewhere he had to go. So he'd headed toward the dormant volcano, eager to scale its peak - if he could even get that high up, he had no idea - and see what sort of adventure awaited him today.

Initially the journey wasn't quite so bad, but as minutes turned into hours he began to wonder if he'd made a mistake. The air was warmer than he expected here, the terrain uneven and steep, and the air seemed thick and strange. Still, not wanting to rush his exploration, he took his time here - finding a decent place to hunker down through the night amidst the sparse vegetation and rubble, before continuing on the next day.

By the time he caught whiff of something, he was eager to figure out who else was trying to conquer this obstacle. He'd seen few prey up here, and they only seemed to grow more rare as he gained elevation. The possibility of finding someone to speak to up here though made him suddenly feel more invigorated. His pace increased almost immediately, and by the time he saw a stranger standing in the distance he was panting and heaving like he'd run a marathon.

It was nobody he'd ever seen before, yet the figure looked shockingly familiar. At first, only slightly, with her dark grey coat - but as he nearly sprinted toward her, up the steep slope of the volcano, the red markings around her forepaws made his eyes widen. "Hei sinä!" he called out eagerly, his tail waving high above his back as he sought to close the distance between them.

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