Winter's Embrace

Birna settled in to watch the herd move, tracking its progress across the landscape. The main animals she'd been watching stopped to graze and so she stopped as well though her hunger had been sated earlier in the day and she did not feel the need to find more food at this juncture. She sat up as she spied a familiar form approaching. Birna chuffed a greeting to the wolf in response to the soft bark. A few of the reindeer looked up and watched the predators for a moment before cautiously bending their heads to graze again.

"Kiela, it is good to see you again." Birna recalled her words and felt a heaviness in her heart. Successful or not she had agreed to meet Kiela here with the news. "Alas, I must tell you that I have not been successful in gathering like-minded wolves. Those that would herd animals prefer tamer beasts, remnants of human livestock if the cave markings are to mean anything." She sighed. "To be honest I am not sure where to go from here, but still I follow these herds."

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