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Brandr moved to a new area of the lake, worried that the commotion he was making when diving his head down was starting to make the fish wary. He felt it might increase his chances to keep on the move and find another nice quiet spot to continue. If he rotated regularly he might be able to keep the fish unawares. Finding a nice little cove he waded slowly into the water, up to his belly and there he waited. Spying a flash of light upon scales he dove his head down hoping to come up with a good sized fish. There was the competition of course but he also hoped to bring home a nice haul to Abaven and in particular to his wife and child.

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It was time for Leonce to move onto fishing, he spotted a wolf that he recognized from Abaven and decided to set up camp nearby. Leonce had only tried fishing a couple of times, none of which had been successful. Maybe this time would be the time it clicked. Leonce began to paw around for a fish with the idea in mind to catch one by just stepping on it. As he did so he shot a couple of words over to the Abaven wolf “I don’t think we’ve met I’m Leonce” Of course with his tell tale goofy grin. Leonce Colin action

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Brandr waited again, his head hovering over the water and he tried to relax the muscles in his neck. There was a lot of waiting in fishing and he didn't want his muscles to cramp from holding tension for too long. Another flash of movement and he struck. Movement caught his attention and he looked up to see a black and white male who introduced himself as Leonce. "Hello Leonce, I'm Brandr of Abaven. How's the fishing been for you so far? Are you from this area?" He thought it would be worthwhile to make some small talk to ease the waiting that fishing required.

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To Leonce’s surprise he managed to catch a fish between his paws, picking it up in his mouth he threw it in the direction of land. Had Colin been here he would’ve asked if he could carry the fish back to land, but the ferret had gone and run off elsewhere. The male he had introduced himself to had responded, Leonce could smell the pack on him, but he was surprised that Brandr couldn’t smell Abaven on himself.  “Hi Brandr, I’m from Abaven too” Adding a slight chuckle to his Abaven comment “I just caught a fish, but I haven’t been doing it for too long. I’m rather new to it in general.” Upon saying those words Leonce felt something brush against his leg making him flail his paws in the water to catch it. Leonce Colin action

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Brandr's head jerked up at the mention of Abaven and he felt his ears burning. "Really? Goodness, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. I haven't been very good about socializing lately. Especially since the fire." He turned his head and snorted sharply to clear the water out of his nostrils as well as the mucus. Hopefully that would take care of it or he'd need to have his wife examine his nose. Now that was a scary thought! Scent was vital to a hunter. He couldn't imagine what he'd do if he lost his sense of smell.

A fish moved down near his right foreleg and he quickly twisted his head down to try and nab it, hoping to keep his nostrils more closed this time but he could already tell this was a losing battle.

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Leonce was relieved to hear that he wasn’t the only one who hadn’t been that social since the fire. His attempts at learning how to heal had been taking up most of his time. After the festival was over he should probably make more of an attempt to get to know his pack members. “I haven’t been that great at socializing either, I’ve been a bit distracted.” He really needed to do something outwardly productive, especially since Shaye and Rhyme had been nice enough to let him in to begin with. Dipping his head into the water to catch another fish he wondered how long he was going to stay in Abaven. Maybe he wasn’t a pack wolf after all. Leonce Colin action

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Brandr was relieved he wasn't the only one. "Maybe Abaven could put on some little festival for members to get to know each other better. I could suggest the idea to Shaye when we head back." Maybe a little party would lift the spirits of his wife and daughter, at least for a little while. He knew that the loss of Storm was a wound that was likely to scar but he hoped he could help with the healing. Dipping his head toward the water Brandr waited again for another fish. He tensed when he saw the telltale glint of light of scaled and he dove down once more hoping for a big one.

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A pack gathering sounded like a good idea to him. It would be a nice chance to meet more of his pack mates and the pack needed a morale booster since the fire had gotten everyone down, or at least that’s how Leonce felt. “That sounds like a good idea, I know the fire had an effect on all of us. Maybe it could take wolves from different specialties and put them in groups!” Leonce was getting excited about this idea. He wanted to become a solid member of the pack and this seemed like a good way to do it. He eagerly went down to catch his next fish, if this could actually happen he could say he helped start a party. Leonce Colin action

Satisfied with his catch Brandr returned to shore and shook the water out of hid coat. "Sounds good to me!" Brandr gathered all the fish into a neat pile and half considered sitting down to eat but he supposed he'd better wait until the competition actually finished. Then again, surely it wouldn't hurt to eat one of the little ones. He pulled out the smallest fish and began to eat, carefully picking around the bones though a few of the little ones he opted to risk. Satisfied at his snack he began to clean his paws. It had been an excellent evening to fish.

Leonce could sense the end on the conversation, he went down to catch his last fish before finding someone else to talk to. Looking at his small pile he wished that Colin had stuck around, it’d be nice if he had someone who could help move his catches to the next location. “It was nice meeting you Brandr.” He then went to gather his fishes in his mouth so he could move to the next spot. It was good that he had managed to find someone from his own pack. It gave him the motivation that he needed to meet and interact with more of his pack members.

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Of course, Lyra showed up right at the tail end, and she nodded to both wolves as she slid into the water. The haul they had finished up with was nice, and she hoped to have the same luck as the Abaven wolves. After all, they were Abaven - so she ought to do pretty good against them. She wanted to catch that Golden Fish, too, that they mentioned, but she miiiight have been too late. There was also a rumour that one of the Klein wolves from Ashen had caught it already. It would be disappointing, but maybe there was more than one. Ah, well, worth the attempt - so she once more lunged for the fish in the water, claws curving neatly into it.

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