Because it's just not natural otherwise

He ventured North again, though this time for reasons entirely different than before. He was scouting out lands, checking them out so he could decide which would suit his potential pack. He had been mulling the idea over in his head since his talk with Actaea, and not only that, but his drive to eradicate the wrongdoings of his once brother and nephew. While he liked Abaven and its inhabitants, he knew he couldn't do what he needed to there. He didn't want to be the reason for Abaven's destruction, not that he thought Erovrare could take them down if he had to compare their numbers. He didn't want Shaye to have to deal with his choices, whether she thought they were wrong or not, he wouldn't put her - or Abaven - through that. The wolves there didn't seem to have the same ideals as him. Or so he thought. Of course, he could also be entirely wrong about that. He didn't know them well enough. Didn't know their history, or that of Abaven in its entirety.

He brought his foxes along for the adventure, mostly to get them out of Abaven and into the world. They needed the experience now that they were getting older, and leaving them under the sheltered life of Abaven would do them no good. Likewise, he would plan on taking Actaea and Ignis out at some point since they hadn't really been beyond the borders since they arrived. He had many plans, and although he taught them what he could, there was still so much more he wanted to show them.

As he neared the edge of the North, the snow had begun to fall harder and the wind started to kick up. He could sense a blizzard coming his way, and he didn't particularly feel like being caught out in it. He continued forward, pushing through the snow drifts. One snow drift had revealed a snow hare, but he was too slow to catch it in time before it darted by him. Lumi, however, had reacted faster than him. She chased after the hare, and in no time at all she had managed to catch it. She rejoined Ace and her brother with a proud and triumphant look on her face. "Well done, Lumi." Yes, they were growing up to be fine hunters. Luckily that hare had come out just in time because the beginnings of the blizzard were starting to sweep over them. Narrowing his eyes against the wind and snow, he hurried his pace. Practically racing through the snow as he sought out shelter.

Several long, agonizingly cold minutes later, he saw it. The shadow of something standing tall against the driving wind and snow. He pushed his companions forward, guiding them until they had reached it. Without hesitating, all three of them pushed their way inside until the howling of the wind was all they could hear. Shaking off the ice and snow that had begun to accumulate on him, he sat back and sighed. Well...it looked like they would have to wait until the blizzard was over...

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