A Chill Within My Bones

A couple of barks happened to pierce the brute's ears as they stood upright. It almost seemed like he had been trudging through the snow for almost a millennia. At least he had something to help guide him towards the one he had been searching for; at least, he prayed that it was her. His heartbeat raged with each passing second, afraid that it was immediately going to jump out of his chest from the exhilaration of it. The dark sheet of snow and ash made everything about this rather unique to him, but he couldn't really think about it for long as he had found his objective and was sticking to it; even if it killed him.

A shadow happened to bring itself to him after a bit of walking, his tail slowly starting to wag as the scent became more potent. He was never really emotional, sticking to himself and being quiet was one of the ways to describe the male. But, when he saw family he had thought he lost...that was what could make him turn out-of-character even for a little bit. Her dark-coloration and serpentine form graced him with her presence as he trotted forward as their eyes met. Though he tried his best to stay formal, he couldn't help but lean in and nuzzle her and offer her some form of warmth.

"It's been so long, thys..." He spoke, voice a little choked up and wobbly from the tears and the cold. He had missed her, for she was his desert rose, even if she didn't think of him as anything or even a lover, for she was still his sister and family meant everything to him. But, he hoped that he wasn't being too pushy, but his happiness to see her had gotten the better of him. Least they weren't alone anymore in this frozen landscape.