once or twice around

Hanako couldn't say she liked the west all that much. The two times she'd swung this way were pretty anticlimactic to say the least, with one pack getting mouthy at her for no reason and the other ghosting her entirely. But this time she wasn't here tending to diplomatic matters. It had been a while she'd been put to work and so she wasn't entirely sure if trusted her enough yet, whether they thought she'd get distracted and trot off into the sunset with whatever dire next caught her eye. She figured her actions so far truly showed where her allegiance lay, but whatever, the situation was workable.

Either way, she found herself seeking out a bit of warmth and was quite miffed to find the west was as chilly as the south. Her pale ears tipped as she heard a call echo out across the land, someone wanted to race? Hanako didn't need to be asked twice. Quick to bounce onto the scene, she couldn't contain her excited little wiggle as her tail swished in greeting. The stranger had set up the area quite nicely, the lines in the dusting of snow clearly marking the track out for the occasion.

"I accept your challenge." Hanako fell in line beside him, muscles already limber and ready from the leisurely jaunt here.