Look, a Distraction! [lebrah]

*Anais* · 12-02-2014, 04:06 PM

Walk | Talk | Think

No answering call back, no stumbling sound of scrambling paws in the snow, nothing to hint to her that Lebrah was around. Anais's brow furrowed gently as she continued to pad along toward their den, her yellow-gold eyes ever watchful and yet finding nothing telling or hinting at where the red and blue marked wolf was currently. Had he really maybe gone off without her again? Her steps became higher as she hurried through the snow, carefully maneuvering through it with the grace of a hunter. He would not be sleeping - she was sure her call would have woken him up - but...what else could be keeping him?

The grey-gold wolf drew closer to the shared den and the closer she came the more strongly she caught his scent. He must have been here recently. And if he had been here recently, that meant he was not so far away for her not to find him. That was a relief. He might have been a fully grown wolf, possessing the size and physical maturity to wander freely in the world, but Anais knew better than to think he was capable of fending for himself. In every other way, he was nothing more than a child, and being confronted by dangers out in the wilds was something she wanted to protect him from. She hated the thought of seeing him potentially scarred as she had become.

The den drew closer and closer and eventually she could see the scuffled indents within the snow of her son's pawprints. Nearby was a larger, less defined one, and as a smile crept upon her face she easily guessed what he had been up to. But where was he now? Her bright golden eyes immediately went toward their den, half expecting him to be peeking out at her with a grin and an excitedly wagging tail, but it was the odd lump of snow beside it that caught her attention. She was sure that had not been there before, and it certainly had not snowed enough to explain it since she had wandered off to check on her mother. What could it--

Oh! A piece of it moved - a tail? - and instantly it all made sense. Lebrah had not gone somewhere where he could not hear her call. He was waiting for her to get back. To hide the recognition and understanding that had surely popped up in her expressive eyes, Anais turned to either side with a thoughtful, "Hmm." If he was going to play games, then she wanted in. "I wonder where he's gone to," she speculated aloud, letting her slow gait draw her closer to the den and subsequently the snowy pile that she was growing more and more confident was indeed the wolf she sought. Her sunny gaze looked everywhere but at him, leaving herself open to surprises but also bringing herself closer to surprise if her close proximity was not acted on.

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