Third Step

The jagged expanse glittered with the sun as Lumi continued to search for a path upwards. From somewhere in the distance, a bark. Legs locked, eyes scanning quickly. A barking wolf was likely not a hunting one, there was no need to fear. Nostrils flared and picked up only one scent. A lone wolf. Golden eyes flitted from glacier to glacier until the autumnal wolf flashed between them. Lumi turned to face him head on, her tail wagging in a way her Mumma's often did. He bounded towards her with the eagerness of a pup, his messy coat not quite hiding his young age from the doe. She looked at him warmly as he approached, taking a few steps over the gilded ice towards the visitor. "What brings you bounding in my direction, dear?"