Walk | Talk | Think
The portion of the mountain that Rune had staked out for his family seemed quiet this day, which was all the better for him. As much as he wished to think himself a capable adversary for anyone who might wish his family harm there was no telling what sort of dangerous beings could be lurking out there ready to stumble upon them at any moment, especially considering the darker types who had once claimed the entirety of this mountain as home. Most every scent that he had caught thus far during his searches and patrols had been random and infrequent but family was too precious for him to get complacent. Their stability could change at any moment, and he wished to be prepared for anything.
He never would have anticipated a welcome visitor. The sound of steps grew increasingly louder, drawing the lean of his ear in their direction though he merely slowed his step as he wandered, unsure at first if he was simply hearing the scurrying of a creature trying to get to safety, but they grew nearer and were eventually joined by a bark, a voice that was familiar and drew him up short at the shock of it. Aunt Vi?!
Sure enough, as he turned to look toward the approaching wolf, he immediately recognized the reddened coat and the bright eyes staring back at him, a smile upon his aunt's face. Tail beginning to wag, the wolf felt much like the boy he had been when they had last departed as a grin stretched across his muzzle, frosty blue eyes warming at the sight of family that he had been beginning to think gone. "Aunt Vi," he greeted, ceasing his movements along his scented border as the woman padded over and bumped against his side. "I'm glad to see you too. It's been forever," he answered, a chuckle audible within his voice as he noted the few changes that he could close up about his relative. "I've been great. I've been...busy, raising a family." The last phrase was spoken with pride that was visible in the straightening to his frame, the curve of his smile. They might have been a small bunch, but they were his and therefore the most important things in his life for it.
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