In the Depth of Winter

Ace had been contemplating what to do for the day, and as he stood there mulling it over, an idea struck him. With Shaye and Rhyme busy with their pups, he figured they didn't have the time to do much outside of pack borders lately. So instead, he would take it upon himself. He had visited Fyri already, but what pack to visit next? He thought hard about it, and while he knew there were a few packs nearby, they were too close to his nephews pack and he doubted he could go to either of them without his wanting to visit Erovrare too, and he knew how that would go.

Honestly, he hadn't been to any other packs but Fyri. He knew where they were located, and then he got to thinking. Wasn't Baine from one of the packs in the west? He remembered her mentioning something about the pack she was from the night they met in the desert, and decided that's the one he would go to. Gathering his fox companions, he struck out of pack lands. He made sure to take a path that would give Erovrare a wide berth as he went, and though it took him longer, he didn't mind. His thoughts trailed to Baine as he went, and part of him half hoped she had returned home. He was glad she hadn't officially joined Ruina back then, because now that he thought about it, that pack was not for her. She was too sweet and innocent...

The scent from the pack he sought wafted towards him as he got closer, and by this time it was probably about midday. Thankfully the sky was overcast, but no snow. He probably wouldn't have come all this way in the snow. Much less with his companions. He approached the borders but remained a respectful distance. Tilting his head back, he howled for whoever was in charge.

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