In all his years of travel, Solaris had never come across anything quite like this. Rocks were piled up, stuck together by some strange mixture of minerals that he couldn't quite identify. Just who or what had made this was completely unknown to him, as he'd never seen anything that could be capable of crafting this. Any scent that might provide a clue was long gone. It went in for some time, blocking passage from anyone who might wish to pass. He had started somewhere around the middle of it, and was making his way along, determined to find the end. He imagined whatever was on the other side must be pretty amazing, if all of this was in place to keep trespassers out.
Eventually, he came upon the end, where the wall fell into a heap. Sniffing around, he checked for any snakes, and finding none, decided to try and climb the wall. Gangly legs provided poor balance, and more than once he felt like he might tumble right over. But he was determined to get up there, to see what sort of vantage point he'd gain. The rocks had crumbled in a way that stopped short of the top, but Solaris was tall enough that standing on his back legs, he could place his front legs on the wide top easily. Pulling up hard, is back legs scraped against the wall, helping to provide leverage.
Sitting down once he got up, Solaris took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Unfortunately, his hard work reaped very little reward, for the sight he was greeted by was little more than a view of the tundra. Twisting his lipsinna pout, Solaris huffed and turned about to look at the length of the wall. There was more to it that what he had walked along, but not that much more, perhaps only another mile or so. Getting on his belly, Solaris peered over the edge, delighting in how high up he was. He could imagine a horde of wolves below, lined up like an army, ready to storm a kingdom on the other side of the wall. Solaris strut about the wall with his tail held high, as if he were the one in charge of the whole operation.
It was a silly thing, probably incredibly immature to most, but these were just the things that Solaris thought about. Bouncing about the top and kicking small pebbles off as far as he could send them, Solaris laughed out loud, the happy sound bubbling from his lips to nothing in particular. Today was a good day, one of the better ones since coming to Alacritis. He'd discovered something today he'd never seen before, and Solaris, that was probably one of the best things the could happen in a day. The thrill of discovery was one of life's great wonders in the male's opinion.
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