Did you miss me?

Somehow Kai had ended up further east than he'd been for a long while. This season had been a soggy, wet one and Kai was honestly sick of the rain. He longed for clear skies and sunshine these days, which was really saying something for a man whose ancestors originated from the desolate, cold north. However even Kai had a limit and he swore if he suffered through another day of rain he might lose his mind. Fortunately as he day neared its end, the sun just beginning to dip below the horizon, the rain lifted. In its wake was a temperate but stiflingly muggy evening. He felt like he was swimming as he neared the edge of the falls, the spray of the water coming from the falls only worsening the humidity. He lingered there for awhile before heading closer to Abaven's borders, wondering if the pack's pretty alpha would be receptive to his company or not. He had told he he'd visit again, and - despite all his faults - Kai was a man of his word.

Lately he'd been thinking of his family more often than not. His daughter in particular seemed eager to uproot herself and follow in his pawsteps, but he wasn't the type to try to convince anyone of anything. He loved his kids and wanted to spend more time with them, but above all else he wanted them to be happy - whatever that looked like. He could only encourage them to follow their heart and all that cheesy shit. That was what he'd always done, and why he'd ended up so far from where he thought he'd be right now, pacing at the edge of Abaven's borders.

He was deeply bored - bored sick, really - and he thought back to his last chat with Abaven's leader, growing more and more interested in catching up with her with each step he took. Theory had left an impression on him for sure. She'd been surprisingly feisty for a woman her age, willing to forgive his blatant trespassing once he'd explained he was no Winterfell spy. The thought gave him a little chuckle as he lifted his head to the sky and let loose a call for her, noting a cascade of orange color splayed across the sky thanks to the setting sun.