Something Else
01-31-2018, 12:31 AM
Broad paws left deep prints in the soft sand as the hefty young male ran at full sprint along the basin. Exodus was glad he'd come here today. The spring rains had recently flooded the normally dried up river bed and the sand was soft and dotted with small puddles, yet the clouds had long passed and the skies were clear and bright. It was a great place to go for a run - he could work his body to keep up his physical condition, and his pads would stay cool. He could easily do the same at home on the moor, but sometimes the fog got him disoriented, and he couldn't run full out like he could here. The plains were okay to run on, but they were exposed to the sun and sometimes it was just too dry and hot to run for very long. It wasn't very good for building his endurance when he had to stop running just to cool down. Besides all that, Exodus wanted to explore the territories surrounding his home. He wanted to be familiar with it all, and keep an eye out for anything that could be of benefit to Celestial, or a threat to it.
Running fast and hard, he was startled when behind a large pile of rocks was a cactus peeking out.
Not wanting to deal with pads full of thorns and bristles, Exodus took a flying leap over the rocks and cactus, landing on the other side. The wet sand dug into his pads, leaving small scrapes. He paused in his run, panting as he looked at each paw in turn. The scrapes were minor, and certainly better than paw fulls of cactus thorns, but there was still an unpleasant sting. Shrugging, he figured he could ignore it if he kept going. So, he built himself up to a trot, about to press on a little harder when he saw the frame of another wolf not too far ahead. Might as well take a break, he reasoned with himself, slowing his pace once more. He didn't mind the opportunity to meet someone new, and maybe it would give his stinging paws a chance to rest.
"Hey there!" he called out, approaching the petite female with a slight bounce to his step, lowering his head as he neared her, "What brings you out here today?" It was clear that he was out of breath, but he was actually feeling pretty good and exhilarated from his run so far. His tongue lolled out to the side as he panted, waiting to hear what she would say. Besides coming here just to explore, he couldn't see much other use for the territory. It was fairly plain, and didn't seem to hold much of use.
Running fast and hard, he was startled when behind a large pile of rocks was a cactus peeking out.
Not wanting to deal with pads full of thorns and bristles, Exodus took a flying leap over the rocks and cactus, landing on the other side. The wet sand dug into his pads, leaving small scrapes. He paused in his run, panting as he looked at each paw in turn. The scrapes were minor, and certainly better than paw fulls of cactus thorns, but there was still an unpleasant sting. Shrugging, he figured he could ignore it if he kept going. So, he built himself up to a trot, about to press on a little harder when he saw the frame of another wolf not too far ahead. Might as well take a break, he reasoned with himself, slowing his pace once more. He didn't mind the opportunity to meet someone new, and maybe it would give his stinging paws a chance to rest.
"Hey there!" he called out, approaching the petite female with a slight bounce to his step, lowering his head as he neared her, "What brings you out here today?" It was clear that he was out of breath, but he was actually feeling pretty good and exhilarated from his run so far. His tongue lolled out to the side as he panted, waiting to hear what she would say. Besides coming here just to explore, he couldn't see much other use for the territory. It was fairly plain, and didn't seem to hold much of use.