Go Forth And Have No Fear

The moment Ricin suggests walking on the ice, he feels his brother’s eyes snap to him. Crimson eyes meet his brother’s ruby gaze and the lighter boy offers him a reassuring smile. When they lost their sister to the icy depths of a different lake, the brothers had been young and inexperienced. A lot of things have changed since that fateful day and the lighter boy tries to exude confidence for his brother. Truthfully, walking on the lake is a terrifying idea to Ricin as well but he also knows that the ice is thick and stable this late in winter. When Avacyn speaks, he turns his attention to the young Mendacium heir and offers her a huge grin as he says, “Ah, so that is where they came from! Thought they looked familiar.”

A chuckle escapes as he tosses the resourceful girl a wink. Manea steps forward to the edge of the ice to test it and Ricin is beside her in the space of a second. Paws carefully spread on the slippery surface and the lighter boy deftly trots a few paces out onto the icy lake. Turning back to face the group, Ricin says, “This land has a straight shot to Abaven and it would provide a safe route for trade.” A white tipped paw points in the direction of the nearby pack, offering his assessment. He doesn’t know how the relationship with the neighboring pack is but he wants to offer all options.

With that, Ricin trots closer to the others as he continues to speak, “In the warmer months this place will be full of grass, tress, bushes and shrubs. Many prey animals will come to drink from this lake and it would be easy to set traps for land and water animals.” With that observation, he looks to Chade for any advice he has to add.

"Ricin Dauner"