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Moving into Elysium had been unexpected and a bit sudden, but once his mother explained the reasoning behind it he did understand and agree with he reasoning. Winter would be here soon and having somewhere to be like a pack where they could work together with the other wolves to hunt and stay warm made sense logically. He wasn't entirely sure he liked the idea of being around other wolves like this again, especially when he didn't have the excuse of them being family to justify it, but he wasn't willing to leave his mother or sister to avoid the other wolves so here in the pack he stayed—at least for now. He wasn't sure what he would feel like doing once they reached the end of the winter. Separating from his family to go his own way didn't feel quite right, but it almost seemed like that's what his mother was expecting him to do. To grow up, be an adult, find his own path, chose what he wanted to spend his time doing. It did all seem like this he should want to do and maybe at some point in his life he would have had aspirations of doing all of those things, but right now he could only really focus on going one day at a time and seeing where that day took him.

One bright spot in his days had been the visits from Vanille. He found himself eagerly waiting to see if she would come find him or call for him now that he was spending the majority of his time within Elysium's borders and feeling a bit disappointed when she didn't. They steadily began to spend more and more time together with hunting and crafting becoming a center point of their activities. It was a common interest for the two of them and it was of course something he had enjoyed very much for pretty much his whole life, but secretly it also helped him ensure that she at least had a good meal when they were together and it helped ease his worried mind when he was able to make sure she was cared for before they went their separate ways at the end of the day. If he couldn't be with her all of the time he could at least make sure that when they were together he could do a little something at least to help. She was a very capable hunter in her own right, but it was the same way he felt about his mother and sister. They were also very capable of taking care of themselves and were excellent at many things, but he couldn't help himself when it came to wanting to take care of them and protect them.

Arcturus was lingering near the borders while he waited for Vanille's call and he grinned as soon as he heard it, heading out to the border to meet up with her. He easily fell into step beside her as she began to lead him away from the pack and toward the near by lake, wandering a bit together while they enjoyed each other's company. Around anyone else he tended to feel anxious, but with Vanille it was easier to relax at her side while stealing little smiles and glances. Once they reached the lake he continued to follow her lead as she guided them around the lake. He wasn't paying much attention to it, mostly just paying attention to Vanille, but when she questioned him about whether or not he had hunted ducks he looked up toward the surface of the water to look at the water fowl in question. He gave a small tip of his head while he thought back over all of the things he had hunted before giving a shake of his head. "No, I don't think I have. Have you?" Usually he would go for something like deer or maybe fish. Birds always felt like too much work unless they just so happened to be somewhere easy to catch. Ducks out on the water seemed like they'd be difficult to get to, but if she knew how to hunt them he was certainly all ears.

WC: 702
Total: 1051/1500

"Arcturus Indarra"