It was far too hot to move about too much in the heat, so Mercy laid in wait until night fall to go off and explore. She had felt closer to Gethin since everything that transpired between them but it didn't mean that she could just stop in her wanderings. A yawn cracked open her jaws as she made her way up the slope, a very special destination in mind. It would have been nice to bring Gethin here under the light of a full moon, but she needed a bit of time to herself. He had openly admitted to being in love with her, but still she hadn't said it back. She often wondered if she was just incapable of feeling a strong emotion other than lust and anger. It scared her a little, it was a commitment that she just... well never made. Those that she had vowed her love and care for left, namely her brother. Putting that much faith in another wolf was just not something she was completely ready to do. The pale woman definitely at strong feelings for him, but the L word wasn't something she could say out loud. She wasn't even sure if she could think it. Making it to the top of the cliff, the scarred woman walked to the very edge. Looking down at the ocean below, she felt a cool breeze blow up from the water and caress her cheeks. Ah, it was always so stunning up here. She sat right at the lip, her elongated tail curling around her side. Raising her head, her purple eyes scanned the large expansion of stars above them. It was very romantic up here, she had to admit that. But it was also serene and quiet, hopefully giving her space to sort out her feelings. Those nasty things, she liked to ignore them for the most part. Letting out a sigh, she kept looking up and decided that she would just wait for a bit. Maybe after a little bit of relaxing she would be able to sort things out much better. Her scarred back was turned to the rest of the world around her, pale ears pulling back without a care to listen for intruders. She could handle her own, that much was clear.

Light steps carried her farther than she could imagine. The sights and sound engulfed her mind, leaving her curious of all the wonders that lived among these lands. Reina jogged as far as she could, her head craned forward with the wind flowing through her thick fur. Her pale nose pointed forward as she scented the land.

Days before she arrived at the area there was a pack not so far from her. She paused for a moment, her gaze cast in the tired of where she scented the pack, half tempted to pursue them. However, she reminded still. Her long legs prevented her from moving any closer to where the pack resided and pulled her in another direction.

Her travels led her to this point. Reina quickly paced ahead, her orbs shifting around until she located a cliff up ahead. Her ears perked in interest, quickened her pace; she became determined to reach the top. Each step she took were hard, but not hard enough for her to stop. A sigh escaped her lips as she pushed herself to continue, wondering what was found when she reached the top. It was long, but the rouge woman finally reached the stop, standing before her was a field of lush flowers in bloom and a figure as well.

The dark woman tilted her head to the side and approached with caution. As Reina grew closer, she noticed  another wolf, white from it's scarred back to it's toes but she could not see any more than that. She paused, not wanting to startle the other and to keep a distance between them.

"You seem very close to the edge." She first spoke, her orbs staring at the woman. Reina said nothing more after that, her face void of any expression and her ears flicked forward to listen carefully if the other woman decides to speak.

"speech"

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Gazing out at the horizon before her, she was so focused on it that she nearly jumped out of her skin when a voice sounded behind her. Or, almost tumbled right off the edge. Carefully taking a few steps back, her pale head turning to gaze at the darker woman. "I'm not planning on jumping, if that's what you mean," she said softly, picking herself up to turn to face the stranger. As was usual for Mercy, she gave the woman a quick up and down with a pleased smile on her face. She had thought that she had wanted to be alone with her thoughts, but who was she kidding? She had always been terrible with that kind of shit. So at least she would have something else to entertain her. The new face was a rather pretty one too, bright yellow eyes that stood out from her dark coat. She was a pleasant looking female, she supposed. "I'm Mercy, what brings you up here tonight?" The scarred woman asked, taking a seat facing her with her tail curled around her. The pale wolf's toes flexed into the ground below her as she waited for a reply, wondering what would be in store for her tonight. While she was thankful for the distraction from sorting out her feelings, she almost felt... awkward. It wasn't something that she was used to feeling, she was definitely an over confident wolf. But thinking about Gethin and what he had set send her stomach into knots and it did a strange thing with her head. She felt out of place slightly, which was very unusual. Who knew, perhaps the other woman would be open for a spar or something. She was not a fan of gab fests, and there was no doubt that she wouldn't mention anything to her. She was very much a closed off being, until she blew up and shared her feelings with everyone. At those times it was pretty damn apparent what she was feeling.

“I did not mean it that way” The dark she-wolf was finally able to see who the other female’s face. Her face, white as the rest of her body, only have black markings that stretched out across her eyes. It was simple, yet elegant she noticed. “It is a beautiful night, either way. Not the best time to jump even if you wanted to do it.” Her gaze tore away from the female to look at the sky above her. The stars shined brightly, a captivating sight she learned to love since her arrival to the land.

The white she-wolf introduced herself, making Reina’s gaze return to her. She blinked, her golden orbs watching the other woman carefully as she said nothing in return. “A purpose.” She finally said. Her answer was simple, yet vague, so she further explained herself. “I travel far and wide, in search of something or someone that will give me a purpose in this land. I have yet to find it of course. The wind still guides me wherever it wishes, and as a dutiful soldier, I follow it.”

There was a pause before she finally said, “I am Reina Ives, a foreigner to this land.” If the white she-wolf known as Mercy were kind enough to introduce herself, it would have been rude of Reina not to do the same. “What brings you up here as well? You seemed troubled in your thoughts.” It was a curious question, her watchful eyes locked on to Mercy, waiting for whatever answer or comments she might have.

"speech"

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Mercy let out a very unladylike snort when the darker one spoke, saying it was too nice a night to jump anyways. "Trust me sweetheart, I wouldn't leave the world that way at all. No, I was destined to die with someone else gripped firmly in my jaws. There ain't no way I am dying doing something as fucking stupid as that," she said in her harsh way, tilting her head to indicate the fall. Fighting was the only way she was going to let herself die, there was no doubt about that. But then when she said her name and the other had no reply, she eyed her with her steady purple gaze. Not a real talker, eh? Her manner of speech was pretty proper, very unlike hers. Curse words made their way in often, and she didn't hide who she was. Chuckling to herself, she lifted up a hind paw to scratch at her ear as the woman spoke, saying that she was looking for a purpose. The pale woman nearly snorted again, why the hell would she look for that up here? Mercy was going to comment on it, but bit her tongue and let it slide. However her eyes did roll at her tutti-fruty way of explaining traveling and shit. Bor-ing. "Why would you rely on others for that? Got no good thoughts in that head of yours?" she asked, a sly grin creeping over her maw. So, she wasn't really the nicest wolves, but she didn't care. She wasn't out here to look for friends. It seemed really stupid to wait for someone else to give her a purpose though, wasn't that something you were supposed to make for yourself? Maybe she was just fucked up in the head. "Pretty clear that you're not from around here, toots. Not everyone you run into is going to be nice and wanting to give you purposes and crap," Namely herself. Was she supposed to go and send her off on an errand to see if she could find herself? Maybe she could go look for a blue flower with red thorns. A toothy grin took over her features, her salmon pink tongue lapping out to lick her lips. She could be a tough cookie sometimes, but she wouldn't attack without reason. So far she was just being her old snotty self, which usually got her into a lot of trouble. But hey, that was her purpose. And then she went and said that she looked troubled, which caused Mercy's head to tip back from the force of the laugh that boiled up from inside her. "If only you knew, Reina. You'd probably run away with your tail between your legs if you dug into my inner workings."