Shake it off and let's take a ride

With the practice raid over, Drachen was free to leave pack lands once again and with Aurielle's permission, he traveled east to explore those strange ruins once more but curiosity got the better of him and he traveled further east to a cluster of tall cliffs. It looked so much like the cliffs that bordered his birthpack and with the salt clinging to the air, he found his dark paws carrying him to the top. His oceanic blue eyes scanned the terrain around him, almost expecting to see familiar pathways and catch familiar scents of his old packmates on the wind, but thankfully none of it was here. He knew it was impossible for this to be a part of Enterra, his homeland, but the uncanny look alike was enough to cause his black hackles to rise along his shoulders. Enzi sensed his subtly change in mood and she landed on a branch above him and dropped a stick on him to snap him out of his dark thoughts. "Ouch." he grumbled, his deep blue eyes lifting to glare at the red tailed hawk.

A moment later he was thankful for her intervention as his noticed a scent on the air, his earthen nares flaring and his dark ears lifting on his skull as he heard a rustle of something close by. It was another wolf by the scent, female, but unfamiliar and did not seem to belong to a pack. Drachen flicked his tan tipped tail and Enzi fluttered off into the distance and gave a screech when she spotted the stranger. Cautiously, Drachen moved forward on graceful paws and pushed through the last remaining brush to come to the edge of the cliff, his oceanic eyes immediately finding the stranger. Quickly, his glanced around to see if she was alone, only spotting a badger by the woman's side, before his gaze lifted to meet the bristling woman's green gaze. Luckily by now, the distraction of another wolf had settled the unease he felt before and his black hackles had flatted, but he made sure to hold himself neutrally, especially with how the woman was seemingly eyeing him now. "Sorry for the intrusion.... I'm not looking for trouble." his hushed tones rumbled, though his weight shifted evenly over his paws to allow him to move freely should this woman find his presence aversive. He was not so naive enough to believe that everyone he met was welcoming.