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This early in the fall, it was still surprisingly warm, making it pleasant to move along the river and feel the water spray on his dark fur. He had no fear of moving so close to the border with Fireside, though he wasn't particularly looking to run into any of them. He'd always had fair relations with the pack, and thought that the fosterlings carefully tucked away in Aerie's lands would likely ensure those relations didn't fail the test of time. He just wasn't particularly in the mood today to be assaulted with the overly boisterous nature some of the members exhibited, so he kept quiet as he skirted the territory. Most of the more... Sparrow-like members had probably gone off to join Sparrow's pack, but better safe than sorry.

No sooner had the words been thought than a stone turned beneath Eligos' paw and dropped into the river along with a good portion of the bank, and only his own natural agility and wrenching himself backwards stopped him from following it.

For a long moment he just lay there, staring grumpily at the sky. The way his back and leg felt, he knew that as soon as he moved there would be torn muscles knotting up and screaming in pain. At least if he just laid here he could enjoy a few more moments of relative pain free existence. Well, it didn't seem he would be making his rendezvous with Kida and Cypher for a while...