Long time no see!

Elias hadn't been back to the West for the first week, still focused on securing his own land and keeping it safe from predators. He had been following the scent of a black bear this morning, which was concern enough alone for him to keep focused. When Frostbite's call rang across the mountainside, Elias was hesitant to leave the scent of the black bear.. but it seemed that the ursine had already been moving south of the mountains toward Redbud Nook. Confident that he could pick the scent back up later, he neglected it for the time being and made a dash right to Frostbite.

By the time he arrived, Elias' scarred chest was heaving and the red muscle of his tongue was displayed in a pant. The volcano kept the air around it masked with the strong scent of sulfur, and warm through the heat of its fire and bubbling over lava. Both the overwhelming atmosphere and the temperature mixed with his exertion already led him a little more than gasping for air, but the glimmering smile shone in those ruby eyes while he leisurely approached his fellow alpha could speak for how little he seemed to mind these minor hinderances. In fact, he seemed quite content.

"Probably not what you expected. Hello again." His tail flounced behind him as he carried his weight lightly in each step, closing the distance between them with an athlete's elegance.