Having scouted the northernmost peak of Boreas, Fracture moved his journey south from the crystalline spires down towards the frozen lake which clung at it's edge. His paws gripped carefully upon the thick ice, stepping carefully to prevent any sort of skid that might launch him along the frozen waters. As he walked luminescent creatures glowed beneath and he took a moment to observe them with unconcealed curiosity. The world in the north was wondrous and beautiful, and Fracture took time to fully bask in it's glory. He dropped his map carefully at his feet once he'd thought to have found the middle of the lake, balancing upon three paws on the ice to use his claw to scrape a crude circle into the northern most corner. It fit closely beside the cathedral drawing, and he stepped back to observe the drawing. But what could he use to properly show the glow beneath the ice? Fracture had to think on that. "Speech" "Thinking" "You."

she had not spoken to Fracture much outside of daily routine and practice spars. she wondered how he was settling in. did he still feel like an outcast? where the other members treating him nice? Heloise had not followed him here; she was wandering herself when she happened upon his dark frame. an ear piqued, swirling forward as he bent over something on the ground. from her angle, she thought he had twisted a paw or something. the woman approached from behind, clearing her throat as she neared. "hello, Fracture" Heloise spoke, curiosity clear on her features as she bent around him to see the map. did he make that? it looked incomplete but a productive use of his time nonetheless. stepping back, she would await him to acknowledge her or simply ignore her in favor of his maps.

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Fracture's thought was interrupted by the sounds of another, and he looked up from his map to see whom might be calling his name. It was Heloise, and Fracture gave his ivory friend a smile. "Heloise, a pleasure to see a friendly face out here." Two-toned gaze fell upon her face for a moment before dipping back down towards his map to etch more into it's clay surface. "You've caught me." He remarked with amusement after a beat. "This is what I like to do when I'm off patrol duties." The dark man waved his paw over the map as a gesture. A small measure of shame flitted over him, and he wondered if his fellow squire would think badly of him for not spending his spare time sparring or serving Winterfell in another way. "A bit silly, perhaps, but the world is so beautiful that sometimes memories on their own are just not sufficient for me." "Speech" "Thinking" "You."

"we all have our interests, Fracture" Heloise would respond kindly to the man, a hint of sadness in her icy gaze as she recalled her own. she had come right from her meeting with Acere to walk further north, away from Winterfell and him. that is where she stumbled upon the fellow squire before her now. she would shake her head before moving closer to view the map. he explained his reasons for doing so, causing her to nod. she felt it was appropriate to do still, but said no remark of it outside of her neutral words. she recognized some of the landmarks on his map too. mostly places north. perhaps all of them north. "how do you make a map?" if she had something to occupy her time, she would dwell no longer on thoughts of their king. Heloise had only socialized when she was patrolling or walking around their territory; she did not seek others out actively to 'have fun'. sparring was fun to her, but she felt it prudent to return to Winterfell right after the festival. maybe this was a sign to keep fighting, to improve herself further. "SPEECH"

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Fracture caught the sadness in her tone and offered her a empathetic smile. He knew better to pry, however. He knew Heloise valued her secrecy the last time he'd asked a personal question of her, and he was not going to risk bringing up another. The dark male looked back down at his map, wondering how to add more to the drawing when this area was a mere frozen lake. She asked him about it, and he was glad to share his interest with his friend. "I found a rather large leaf, then slathered it in wet clay. When it dried it managed to hold it's form well, though I worry now that it may still be too breakable. However it is very easy to etch into it's surface." He gave a quiet sigh, then looked towards her. "I'm trying to find a way to properly depict these:" Fracture stepped away from Heloise and the map, moving towards a cluster of bio luminescent plankton that swam beneath the ice. They were beautiful, and lit up the ice faintly as he walked. "I can not think of a material to do so with, however. Perhaps some sort of berry." "Speech" "Thinking" "You."

whatever happened, Fracture would always be her first friend in Boreas. they had fought together, patrolled together and held the same ambitions when it came to betterment of self. as such, it was not fair to ask him to leave Winterfell with her to start a new pack, and she had no way of knowing what the future would hold. in this moment, Heloise wished to leave. it made her sad, even if her friend would be close by. they would no longer be packmates. her eyes drifted over the map with interest as he stepped back, largely listening to what he had to say. "a blueberry, perhaps?" it would show the bio-luminescent form of the plankton. most things were usually green-blue when they glowed, she found. luckily, berries seemed to grow in the frigid north just as well as the south. she would suggest mixing the blueberry in the clay for a blue paste but did not know enough about pigments to do such a thing. she would not want to ruin Fracture's map. "a smudge of blue would be good, like a trail." she'd nod to the way they lit up as he walked across them. "SPEECH"

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