Spread Your Wings

It seemed the boy's nights were getting later and later, as he was finding it hard to return to the den when he was supposed to during this particular growth spurt. He had thus far obeyed, but it was quite a change considering when he was younger he was the last to want to leave the den. It seemed he could never quite get enough sleep or food, though now his interests were barely on either. He was hungry for something else, for experience in honestly probably anything at this point. He was beginning to sacrifice time to relax for time to explore and felt confident he knew all of the quickest paths down the mountain.

Massive paws for a wolf his size worked quickly once the howl disturbed him out of the deep slumber he had fallen into after exerting his energy yesterday, raising the herculean pup during the same time that his eyes were barely open. Wide and alert now, dual-tone blue hues were fully visible as he focused, oversized and once flattened ears now struggling to swivel toward the entrance of the den with their awkward weight. Finally, he had his senses and was able to grasp what was happening. He was not panicked, but curious. It appeared their uncle was calling for them and from the sound of his tone, Dom could tell that the Imps didn't have a choice. He looked over the sleeping bodies of whoever happened to be in the den with him still and issued a loud bark, just in case the howl hadn't been loud enough from all the way down at the volcano.

Man, Dominus loved the volcano. Something about that area and how dangerous it appeared to be both spooked and thrilled the boy, so as often as he was allowed to do so he would explore every little hiding place. His dark pelt seemed much easier to blend in with the rocks in the volcano and it sent shivers down his spine to know that today would be spent on that side of pack territory. Dominus could not wait for his siblings, he was already setting off down the quickest route he had stored up in his memory bank. It required a few long jumps across particularly rocky areas and fallen pines, but Dominus was beginning to make a sort of sport of it.

When he appeared to the circle of rocks his uncle had constructed, he grinned with excitement for a moment before remembering to contain himself. He liked to appear just as mature as they when in the company of adults.. so none of that starry-eyed kiddish crap! Even though, he was really interested in what his uncle had in store for the day.

He wanted to ask The Judge what the rocks were for, but he knew that in time he would tell them. For now, something else seemed to be on the boy's brain as he looked to the trees up the maw's mountainside behind him with a devilish grin. Hoping that his uncle wouldn't ruin his fun, he let his knees bend so that he could crawl along the very last patch of bushes before the barrenness of the volcanic plateau took over. He would wait for the next sibling to answer the call hopefully hidden in the shadows of dawn cast from the trees, wide and reflective blue eyes the only giveaway to his presence. Should one of them fail to spot him, he wouldn't hesitate to lunge and scare the ever living crap out of them without mercy. >:)