I Came For You

Chrystelle wandered through the trees with the bag she carried to collect herbs in, moving slowly through the pine forest so she would be sure to not miss any plant life that might be of some use. Back when she had been sick and unable to leave the den much she hadn't minded the northern lands. Plus, it had been where her mother was and that was all that really mattered to her at the time. Now that she was able to move around more, able to go out and gather herbs on her own, and really understood how scarce supplies were up here she had come to dislike it more and more. Not only that, but the air was constantly cold no matter what time of year and her lungs always ached. She was constantly struggling to be out of her room for more than short stints of time. Living here wasn't doing her any favors.

But her few remaining pieces of family were here. Well... Sometimes. She hadn't had much contact with her siblings despite the fact that they lived in the same pack. Except for Ocean. Ever since the day that she found him cut up and so broken from the loss of the woman he had cared about she had felt very attached to her brother. He left briefly from time to time, but he was the only one she could count on to be with her consistently. As she walked near the pack borders, she looked out toward the lands that laid beyond it and felt trapped. She knew that there was technically no rules saying she couldn't leave to go find herbs or the like, but she was afraid of going on her own. She was afraid of wearing herself out and not being able to get home. But she also didn't want to bother anyone by asking them to help her, too worried that she might have to have them carry her home or something like that. She couldn't even bring her to ask Ocean.

A howl a short distance from her broke her inner debating and worrying, making her head turn toward the unexpected sound. For a moment she almost went the opposite direction, knowing that it wasn't her place to answer calls at the border, but then she stopped when she realized whoever it was had called for Ocean. She hesitated, curiosity nagging at her. Who could be here looking for Ocean? The quiet woman finally forced herself forward, walking along the border until she came across a small woman, tan, gray, and white in coloring with thinner green markings. Chrystelle hung back for a moment, watching her curiously. She caught the woman's scent on the breeze, her brows pulling together when she noticed that her scent was from a different pack. She couldn't even hazard a guess at which one since she had never gone farther than the lands that immediately surrounded theirs, but it made her wonder why someone from another pack would be here at all, much less looking for her brother.

She continued forward, her ears flicking back uncertainly. It was very out of character for her to walk up to a stranger, but in the brief time before her brother appeared she felt like she needed to investigate just a bit. Somewhere deep down there was a worry that something might take Ocean away, but she tried not to consider that as a possibility as she came to greet the stranger. "Hel-" she began and had to stop, clearing her throat a bit and she drew air air into her lungs that were already sore and achey from the time she had spent outside this morning. "Sorry... Hello. I'm Chrystelle, Ocean's sister," she said quietly with a small dip of her head. Now that she was here she didn't really know what she wanted to say or ask, her ears folding back again. "You're... looking for Ocean?"

"Chrystelle"