Land of Ice

Novis loved cold weather. Possibly because his old pack lived in the desert, possibly because his long fur protected him from the harshest of the elements, but probably just because he didn't grow up with snow. Every time the white flakes landed on his nose, it was like some miracle happening before his eyes, rain somehow changing into snow just for him. Though he wished he could enjoy the coldness of the north like he wanted to, he was here to test some things, things that had to be done before the entire continent was covered in snow.

The second he could, he hid his scent using wildflowers around the area. Once winter rolls around, his precious lavender will have died to the frost. He needed some other way to smother his scent, and he had come to see if snow would do the trick. Snow didn't really have a smell to start with, so maybe it would dilute his scent in a similar way to how water does.

Before he could start rolling in the snow, a towering, white silhouette caught his attention. Curiosity pulled at his muscles, practically forcing him away from his testing and toward the large pillars of ice. They were beautiful, the sun shining through the transparent columns and causing them to almost radiate light all around them. They looked like gemstones under the sun's rays, even creating faint rainbows onto the white snow below. It took him a moment to even realize he was in the company of another, also admiring the pillar's magnificence. The stranger was a few yards away, but the deep mahogany of their pelt made them easy to spot.

"They are really beautiful, huh?" He called, shortening the distance between them. A friendly smile appeared on his face as he neared, an attempt to nonverbally convey that his pacifism. His movements were strong and decisive, but also cautious and tense. He did not know this wolf and such could not predict how they would react to him.