Beautiful Ducks

The girl found herself rising early in the morning to head out from her usual haunts. She had been spending way too much time at the Rune Stones that she had ignored the fact that there was plenty of other areas she had yet to even set foot in. While the structures she'd been studying were exciting and awe-inspiring, she realized the need to branch out and see more of the wonders of Auster. Aodhan had told her of the few places he'd been and she was mentally kicking herself for not taking the time to go out and see them. Her one regret was that the old castle was off limits. She supposed she could go and ask for a tour, but even that sounded absurd in her own mind. What pack in their right minds would give a loner a tour? It was just wishful thinking on her end.

It wasn't long before she found herself nearing a creek. She could smell the fresh smell of the icy creek from here on the wind the whipped into her face. Even snow and ice covered, the creek had a beautiful look to it. She admired the view from the distance until a figure caught her attention. Her ears flicked forward with interest as she padded closer to the male who had his back turned to her. She could see ducks and their babies in the creek and her eyes flicked back to the male. Was he bird watching? How cute!

"It's strange seeing babies this time of year." She greeted. "Auster hasn't even hit its cold season yet technically." She chuckled at the irony. It was supposed to be the temperature of autumn here this time of year, but winter had decided to come early and display just how harsh it could be.


"speak."| "You"