Walk | Talk | Think
The steam was so thick it was almost suffocating but after being surrounded by nothing but cold and ice and snow for weeks the sudden warmth was paradise. The grey wolf smiled as he stepped carefully around the edges of the Hot Springs closer toward the center of the collection, avoiding the water for the time being and simply letting himself enjoy the heat given off by them. It was a rate occasion that he came here - compared to many of the other territories, this one held little value to him - but for his purpose he had supposed it well enough placed. Close to his old home upon Mount Volkan, the land known as Tortuga, but also near to the north, the last place he had seen his sister.
She was his reason for being out this way. It had been far too long since he had seen her, and far too much had happened since. There had been a war, there had been a girl, and now there was coming a change to his future that even he had never anticipated. Seeing as how he was still clueless as to where his brother had gone, and somewhat estranged from his father, he hoped to at least find Maia and keep up the familial ties with her, to see how she was doing and let her know where she could find him from then on.
Finding a location amid the hot springs that he deemed more or less central, Rune stilled his steps and glanced about restlessly. As much as he trusted Maia to take the news well, he was surprisingly nervous. So much time had passed; might she be different than he remembered? Could she be unrecognizable from the sad but strong girl he had seen last? Would she be happy for him? Worrying would do no good, and he was far too practical to assume himself close enough to his sister to gauge how she might react to his news. Rather than allow his mind to continue to get away from him, he forcefully cleared his thoughts and lifted his muzzle skyward, releasing a howl that beckoned the black, green-eyed sibling of his to his side.
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