Lost with no where to go
When she had returned from the Battlefield, she had decided that her new study would not be hunting, but navigation. It only occurred to her a few days ago that she could use the stars to locate areas, or to navigate herself through unknown areas. Her mother had once mentioned this type of study to her. But as a pup, Arivae did anything but listen. She wasn't thinking of her future, and what she would grow up to be. It was all rainbows and fluffy pink clouds. Now she understood what her mother had meant. Between hunting, healing, fighting, and navigation. It was what she would study.
Finding a teacher or a mentor to help her would be pretty difficult, though. She didn't know many wolves that studied the stars and the land. Garthinaw was a fighter, and Song was a healer...so it wasn't quite her fault. She didn't have any little tips as a younger girl. But would she have listened, either way? Arivae groaned at the thought, circling around a patch of brambles and trotting up a small path.
She was returning from the Battlefield, ready to see Tiburtius and his family again. The whole pack, to be specific. Her home, her den. Everything. But she decided to take the long way home, so she had time to study the things she knew. Plus, she could maybe find someone to teach her a little about the atmosphere and Alacritia. Even though the chances were low, it wouldn't hurt to look/sniff around? The dark girl slowly lowered her head, accidentally inhaling a puff of dirt and letting out a loud sneeze.
Arivae shook her head and wrinkled her nose, continuing on the path that led her through the thicket. As she walked, she lifted her head to the sky, gazing through the brambles that grew overhead. How would everything she needed to learn fit inside her little head?! It seemed impossible! She couldn't even remember the defensive stances her father had once taught her.
A cold shiver rushed up her spine, and she bit down on her lip, continuing to stare through the brambles. Suddenly, she bumped into something. Or someone. The girl fell backward due to the shock, scooting backward and staring up at the massive black...thing. But it didn't take her long to figure out that this was another wolf. With...purple eye spot things? It was pretty. Arivae flattened her ears to her head and lowered her head, staring at her paws.