silly danger, you say?

He wanted to go home. It was too cold in the north. Too many wolves. Too much drama. He preferred the quiet, the calm, the serenity that the bamboo provided. There was protection there. A sanctum for those who actually cared to better themselves. Ah, not that he thought himself better than anyone, but he seemed to care more about training than other pups his age. Was that normal? He wasn't sure.

Thoughts raced through his head as he made his way south. While he was supposed to be traveling with his family, he hadn't been particularly excited to go see Vidarr. Even if they weren't sure if he was really their father or not, Akito wanted nothing to do with climbing that mountain. Tall and foreboding as it was, he wasn't afraid of it. He would rather stay in the lowlands where it was warmer and snow wasn't threatening to fall before winter arrived.

Basically lost in thought, he was quickly pulled from it when a sickly sweet scent caught his attention. Freezing in motion with two paws raised, he turned his greyscale gaze toward a cluster of oak trees. They were still decently young and were almost done changing color. A mixture of warm and cold air brushed by him and that sweet scent too. His mouth watered and his stomach grumbled. Whatever that scent was pulled him close to the grove. A quick snack wouldn't hurt... right?

There was a loud buzzing that grew louder as he approached. Akito did not know about bees and how dangerous they could be. Typically this time of year, they were already hibernating for the winter and waiting to return for warmer spring temperatures. Something was causing them to stay awake and it rightfully pissed them off. Yet, the pup didn't know that and as he approached the thick oak tree with the hive hanging from a low limb, he was enticed even more. Tilting his chin up to look at the hive that dripped with honey, he licked his lips. He hoped he could reach it...