Creating Fusion

Gareth was finding that there was plenty of option when it came to finding decent places to live around Boreas. He and his brother had mostly kept to themselves since they arrived, but he continued to find remnants of Maverick's scent here and there—interestingly enough in areas near the pack that he believed belonged to the woman he had a chance encounter with not that long ago. At some point he would need to track down his rouge brother and figure out what the trouble maker had been up to, but for now he was more interested in creating a little homestead for himself. He had a nice enough den dug out and a decent supply of dried meats and the like stored up in it, but there was a nice, flat piece of land near by that he decided would just go to waste if he didn't at least try to grow some useful herbs there. The spot he picked wasn't very plentiful with herbs so it would be nice to have some at the ready just in case his mess of a brother showed up injured after one of his many scuffles. Perhaps it said a lot about their relationship that one of his first thoughts after setting up his at least temporary home was making sure that he had herbs available to patch up his sibling when he inevitably found himself in trouble.

One of the areas near by seemed to be absolutely filled with all kinds of plants so after spending the early morning preparing a bit of earth for them he decided to make his way out to the gulley to see what he could find. He'd probably only be able to carry back a couple of plants at a time so he knew he needed to choose carefully and make sure he was picking ones that were both useful and would likely survive in their new environment. The climate wasn't all that different since it was just a short trip away, but the soil texture looked quite different and the plants would probably need to be pretty hardy to survive in a rockier soil. He was slowly wandering through the gulley, examining some of the plants and making note of a few good options, when he stepped out of the thick of the plants and into a bit of a path that made a clearing through some young trees. He gave himself a shake to get rid of any twigs or leaves that might have gotten caught in his fur during his digging around in the dense plants and hummed softly as he started to step down the small path to see where else he should look.

He had only taken a couple of steps when he suddenly heard a set of growls up ahead that caused him to stop, his pale pink gaze lifting from the plants he was looking at to see what was going on. His attention landed on a pale young woman with dark markings and the group of dogs that were guarding her, some of them closer to where she was standing and some emerging from the trees to add more layers of protection between him and her. He blinked with surprise, glancing between the stranger and her pack of akitas. The breeze brought her scent to him and he was surprised to find that it was quite similar to Venom and had obvious signs of being a part of the pack he had skirted around a few times now. "Um... hello there," he called to her, deciding it was probably in his best interests not to come any closer. "My name is Gareth... I don't mean any harm, I'm just looking for some plants I can transplant if that's alright with you and your security team here."

WC: 639
Total: 953/1500

"Gareth"