Pain and understanding

He made sure to stay away from the water as it exploded out of the earth. Despite the snow covering the ground the -laces around those geysers were steaming. The snow melted from the force of nature. So then he could see a few corpses scattering the edges. Prey and other animals who had wandered too close to the hot water in search of warmth. We’ll Req was fine where he was then, but curiosity drove him onward. Picking his paw steps carefully while he made it through the geysers.

If he was honest this might’ve been the perfect place to bring Ruby and any new siblings she happened to pick up. During the winter the territory was dangerous if you didn’t know it well enough, or were an ignorant fool. The night sky sparkled above him, his red eyes watching the water spray up then recede every so often. He wondered…. What sort of others would he meet on his journey?