The old beaten paths

Though she had her doubts that she'd ever make the trip back to the northern lands of Boreas again, once she had it in her mind to do it she couldn't let it go. The chilled air of Auster's winter and the heavy rains that came along with it was the last straw that convinced her to finally do it. At the very least she had another reason to go up into Boreas than just to reconnect with an old friend. She had feared that Kane wouldn't want her to go or wouldn't go with her since the trip would involve Sirius, but luckily her sweet mate refused to let her go alone and kept her company for the trip even if he didn't want to visit the Armada himself. She had a feeling that the temptation of the larger prey that lived up north and the promise of warmer weather was enough to convince him as well.

They took their time walking up through Boreas, only traveling a bit at a time and treating it more as a vacation than a hurried journey. It reminded her of the time they spent away from The Hallows as roaming loners and it did her some good to get some freedom and fresh air. She loved her family and their pack dearly, but the navigator and explorer in her sure did love seeing a variety of landscapes. Eventually they reached the towering mountains and evergreens of the north and shortly after they found the pack border that smelled heavily of Sirius and his family. Looking up at Kane, she kissed him lightly and told him, "Why don't you go hunt and scout us out a place to stay for the night? I won't be long." Though he was reluctant at first, she didn't want him glowering at Sirius her whole visit so she was certain it was best for everyone involved if he found something to preoccupy himself for a while. After some reassurances that she would be fine and would come find him when she was done, Kane went off into the nearby trees and she turned back toward the pack proper.

She took a breath and let out a call for Sirius, her tone relaxed and friendly. It had been far too long since she had seen him. No matter how tumultuous their relationship had been he was still one of her oldest friends and the last one that still remained. As the years crept up on her more and more it only made her want to revisit those relationships more than ever. She settled back on her haunches to wait for him, trying to ignore the bit of nervousness she felt. Hopefully he would be as happy to see her as she was to see him.

Tamsyn Carpathius of the Valley