got something to do

Spirit had gone much further from home than he'd meant to. As the winter cold set in he'd taken to going further south in search of any useful herbs to collect before the worst of winter was upon them, but he found himself distracted by the sights. It'd been a long while since he'd gone this far from home and strangely enough it had a way of helping clear his mind. Here he didn't have to worry about his mother, about his siblings - here he could just exist. It took most of his mental focus to be aware of his surroundings, only acutely aware of Strawberry flying somewhere in the distance, taking note of the various scents here. Winter had just barely touched this prairie, dusting it over with a light coating of snow. The vegetation here was wilted, but some signs of green remained beneath the snow, struggling to hang on to life while it was still able to.

He let out a hard breath as he slowed his pace, gazing across the field. He was lost in thought entirely and when the call of another wolf broke across the near silence he practically flinched. Maybe some company would do him good though..? The thought was a wishful one at best. Maybe another distraction would prove helpful to him though. Cautiously he made his way to the source of the sound, slowing once the stranger came into his field of vision. it was no one he knew; this male was about his age it seemed, not much smaller than him either. "H-hello," Spirit stammered once he drew closer, forcing a friendly smile to his nervous features.