By The Gods

Serene had taken her time with her mother's resting ceremony; so much so, she had nearly forgotten her date with the Alpha down south and her promised religious lessons on The Fallen God. So much had happened since she last traveled to these lands, it almost felt like she was traveling them for the first time once again. The fawn woman had to reach back to her last visit, when Malleus told her the landmarks that would act as her directions to his Empire. Once she past the strange rock sculpture where she had met the silver male, she would spend another day heading southwest, hoping to stumble upon that Boneyard he spoke of. It would take her another half a day to cross such a horrible place riddled with death and decay, until she came into sight of what she assumed to be Malleus's territory.

Many yards ahead of her, stood the beginnings of a heavy line of vegetation woven with a vast array of grapevines. Like a thick, invisible blanket, many scents guarded this territory. Unlike the stone structure, where the scents of wolves past were little and fading, this place wore it's colors proudly. It was unmistakable, even for an inexperienced female like Serene, who had never been on the borders of a claimed land before. That would be her next problem. At last, she had finally found the Empire Malleus told her about, but how would she get his attention? She knew that crossing into claimed land was a death sentence, so she had to call out to him from here. But how would he know it was her? Perhaps that was just something Alpha's were trained to know.

So Serene sat back on her haunches, letting her tail rest lazily beside her, before letting out a soft and delicate call into the vines. Hopefully it would be loud enough for Malleus to hear and recognize her voice, even if it was as gentle as a lullaby. Serene would then anxiously wait, uncertain who she would see emerge from the vines. Perhaps another family member would respond to her call, or maybe it would be the silver male with sky blue eyes. Thoughts began to think about what things she could possibly learn today, who she would meet, and what would come of this meeting. Would the fawn woman end up choosing to live here? Or was there something hidden in those vines that would chase her away? The possibilities were endless and that alone was enough to intrigue the woman.