The beautiful scenery, while not lost to Korinna, wasn't exactly something she was hyper-focused on. Perhaps quite unlike most visiting these lands, the rebirth of the trees once scorched to ashes wasn't something she found beautiful - their destruction had likely been quite beautiful, though, and once the scent touched her nose she couldn't help but remember the strange girl she'd found trying to set fires not long ago. Had this place's proximity to Mount Volkan been it's downfall, once, or had its destruction been caused by fellow wolf? She tipped her head to the air, sniffing gingerly at an oncoming breeze and scoping out the scent a bit more carefully. The faint stench that lingered here definitely reminded her of what she'd smelled near the peak of the familiar volcano.
Though she'd once considered that peak her home, at least for a brief time, she too knew that everything changed and though things came to an end, new things always followed. Already she found her annoyance caused by Ruina's disbandment had been quelled, replaced with a newfound vigor toward helping Tyranis in raising his pack and earning her rightful place within his ranks. At least he had chosen a place somewhat close to Mount Volkan to settle in; for that, she was grateful. Her thoughts were scattered as she reflected upon this as she wove between the young redbud trees, occasionally to stop and sniff at the oncoming breeze. Despite not laying claim to these parts, Kori felt a kind of belonging here and wanted to explore the terrain fully, for her own purposes.
There was no wariness in the dark female's step as she walked. She strode with a fearless sort of gait, and the heavy mess of scars that marked her face only exacerbated that aura. She wasn't the type to move slowly and carefully, ever - if the world decided today was her day to die, so be it! Sure, she'd fight tooth and nail to keep herself here, but in her chaotic mindset she didn't really think there was much she could do preemptively to change the outcome of any day. She could hold her own, and that was all that mattered. Briefly the female paused at the base of one of the wider trees, its base marked with soot, and she snorted as a stray bit of ash got caught in her nose. Briefly irritation was visible on her features, her tail beginning to twitch idly behind her as she shook her head out and continued on.
The further she got away from the volcano to the northeast, the more lush the forest became. The vegetation had clearly thrived out here, the scent of ash dying out as she traveled onward. With the smell of young trees, pungent even despite the imminent arrival of winter, came the scent of a male wolf. Her interest picqued immediately and she redirected her gait, finally spotting him after some time between the spindly tree trunks. Quirking a brow, she let out a loud bark, hoping to grab his attention before she got near to him. Perhaps on another day she might try to startle him, but without much cover here she doubted she'd have any luck. Instead, she approached without hesitation, her gaze sweeping over him. "Weird place to take a nap, you know," Kori noted brashly, referencing the fact that she'd seen his eyes closed just a bit ago.
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