She never wanted to return to Wraiths Woods, a peculiar and eerie place to say the least. The nightmare of those cursed woods lingered in her mind. Thoughts turned to the enigmatic Hanzō with his koi markings, prompting a smile to creep across her face. As the fog dissipated into the void, she found herself in a new forest.

The forest was enveloped in ivy, winding around trees and branches, reaching new heights. Her muzzle still bore traces of the paste Eltrys had applied to prevent infections and reduce swelling. Though effective, it still caused a sting. She found herself thinking of the mocha-colored male and sighed, wondering about his well-being.

The young woman would prompt mutterings of frustration about the troublesome porcupine. It was a peculiar animal indeed, with its sharp quills. She would do her best on warning others to steer clear of these creatures that could shoot out barbed quills.

Fic was hopeful to see Eltrys again, as he felt like a potential friend. Her ears perked up at the scent of someone approaching a small squirrel, soon Fic would recognize the familiar smell of Hanzo and his pack. She sneezed softly before lifting her head and letting out a call.

Sitting down and wrapping her tail around her back legs, she exuded a newfound confidence that contrasted with her previous shyness. Identification's eyes scanned the unfamiliar surroundings with a sense of curiosity. Despite still carrying the scent of the woods, the mustiness clung to her like moss on rocks by water. Unfazed by the unpleasant smell, she shifted her focus to checking in on another creature, Hanzo, wondering if he would be interested in learning about porcupines.

Identification

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Hattori did not get visitors often, least of all to the Oaks. He had not expected to see Identification this soon, but he supposed he had told her to visit if she needed anything, so he couldn't entirely act as though such a visit was entirely uncalled-for. He'd happened to be in the area when he heard her call, approached soon enough to see the tan of her pelt through the trees, a colour that stood out amongst the natural foliage native to this part of Auster.

He noticed she smelled...different, as if some sort of plant or extract had been applied to her somewhere. And it was then he noticed her muzzle, she had been wounded?

"What brings you here?" He asked, blunt but not unkind, curious in his own way.

Identification sat there quietly after she sent her call out for the alpha. A familiar scent caught on the wind, a smile crossed her maw as her tail thudded against the ground. Twin peaks shifted forward, as he paw swept against he ivy and floor.

"I hope you do not mind that I showed up here." Offering a smile, she wasn't as shy as she was when she had ment the male, but still polite. She allowed herself to go on small adventures even took down a dear with a hunting partner.

Wiggling her nose, some of the dried paste fell free. "Darn porcupines. I swear. It got me before I could heed the warning." Fic laughed. But then turned serious. "I wanted to know if there is anyone that could possibly teach me or help me with learning how to heal another." She dipped her head in respect to Hanzo. Remembering that she was in his domain.

Identification

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It was fine, Hattori did not particularly mind. Indentifiaction was certainly a character, a little quirky for his rather dour tastes, but she was tolerable enough. Was he softening in his old age? No not really, if anything he was getting a little less patient, more ornery. He flicked his tail, as if to wave away her concerns, Hattori was rather easy to read, if he took issue with someone's behaviour he let it be known. He listened quietly to her narrative, not offering much feedback, but she was likely used to this already from their last encounter.

Her request made him pause, his head tilting every so slightly to the right, eyes narrowing in consideration. Naturally they did have healers- but then he recalled Sedna had left to go north. It made his brows furrow, he had given her his blessing to leave of course, his fortress was no prison, but in many ways he was used to her presence. She was not a koi wolf by blood, but she had been one of them for the longest time. His wife was a very talented healer, but she was also rather busy, and he was loath to bother her with this.

Tojo-kai kept to themselves and did not trade or deal in alliances, but he saw no reason to make an exception in this instance. She did ask politely enough.

"My daughter would likely enjoy teaching you." She was young but he seemed to have a promising talent in the works, no doubt thanks to her Mother. Tipping his head back he called for his quietest daughter, if nothing else mingling with an outsider might be good for her development.

A call rang out that startled the young girl straight out of the bamboo walls in confusion. Her father was calling her from the ancient oaks! Maybe some healing was needed, or maybe he had a lesson for her... She looked around to see if anyone else had been called but no! Just her.

She grabbed one of the healing kits and made her way to the border of the bamboo maze. She stole a steadying breath before she bolted for the ancient oaks as quickly as she could. It wasn't long when the girl slipped under the oaks and found her father sitting with... a Stranger! Asahi had never actually come across a stranger before. She glanced worriedly at her father for a moment to make sure he had the right kid in mind for this meeting. There were eleven of them after all... Did he forget she was the one that didn't talk much? Probably not, this was probably on purpose.

Cautiously she came forward, her white ears moving back and forth with wariness toward the cream woman. She came to sit beside her father and bowed her head to the new lady before looking up at her father for the reason he called her here. She had noted to herself of the strange old paste on the woman's nose and how she posed. She was probably friendly at least.

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Identification was thankful that the koi wolf didn't not come to greet her with brute force, but with ease. This was after all his home, his pack he had to protect. The colors of him matched the landscape here in an elegant way.

The masculine then lifted his skull to let his own call be released out for his daughter he had mentioned. Soon the sound of another had caught Identifications attention. Her fire hues complementing that of her ivory coat with black specks scattered here and there.

Fic had bowed her head in return in a gentle and kind manner. Her voice trailed out in a greeting. "Hello." Simple yet kind and tender.

"Speech!"

Hattori knew this was not a situation Asahi would be familiar with, but much could be learnt through teaching others as well as being on the receiving end of said lesson. It was true she did not speak, but he imagined she would be able to communicate all the same, perhaps she could show Identification what to do. Either way, Indentifaction was harmless enough and he saw no reason why they shouldn't compare proverbial healing notes with one another, as long as she remained within the Oaks.

"This is my daughter, Asahi." He glanced down at the pup, pleased with how neatly she sat. "Identification is learning how to heal as well, perhaps you could show her what you know and learn something in return?" He spoke quietly to his daughter, his native tongue rumbling in his throat.