Kajika didn't feel a constant need to keep going all day every day with winter starting to come to a close. They still had some time left before it was completely over but he felt the pack was doing well. They had made it through one more winter and with that came the spring and summer. He'd already been down to the lake and refreshed the hole they'd made for drinking before getting his morning drink. After that it was time to start the daily routine, he'd been doing it for so long that when he didn't do it his whole day felt off.

He started his patrol on the lake side of the territory and traveled around to the northern edge, he been taking his time and searching for prey while he went. He didn't expect to find anything right off the path along the border but there was always that chance. Besides if he could catch something now it was less he would have to later. As he was coming up the northern border he caught sight of movement through the trees. There were glimpses of an agouti pelt. But Kajika didn't think it was an intruder, what wolf would be dumb enough to cross the border of a pack by themselves. It was most certainly a wolf though and a packmate. Kajika barked to get their attention to see who it was and if they might want to join him since it seemed that they were doing the same thing and it was always better border patrolling with company.

Seeing the mountain forest turn green again was something the Kajika was looking forward to, the winters always seemed so long. He knew it was because of the daily trudging through the snow and constant worry about food supplies. The cold was also a big factor but the cold was something he'd had to deal with all his life since it had gotten rather cold in the place that his birth pack had called home. After coming on to the snow packed path around the border he gave his pelt a shake to get some of the excess water off that had collect during his trek through the deeper snow.

Upon spotting a figure in the distance through the trees he wanted to know who it was that also seemed to be patrolling the border. As he drew nearer his nostrils picked up Cernan scent and he was able to recognize the agouti pelt as belonging to the young vuesain. This was a welcome development as he had been meaning to speak with the yearling.

“Hey, how are you?” He asked as he came up next to his pack mate, he took notice of the snow that was accumulated on the boys nose and whiskers. “Would you mind some company on your patrol?” He asked his tail wagging a couple of times. He hoped Cernan would accept his offer and then they could walk and talk as they completed the border patrol.

It wasn't often that he was able to speak with the Vuesain so not that he had run into him he didn't think he should pass up the opportunity to speak with him. So he caught up with the boy before greeting him and asking how he was. “Same, just the same winter worries I expect everyone has.” Kajika knew how much he liked the time to complete his border patrols alone so he was sure to ask Cernan if it would be alright to join him on his. He didn't want to impose if The yearling would rather finish it alone.

Kajika smiled when Cernan said that he could come along which would give him a good chance to speak with the boy. When he had asked to come along he hadn't been expecting the news of coyotes being close to their borders. While the Vuesain explained about finding their scent Kajika remembered a run in he'd had. “I've been finding their scents told and the other day I had one trailing me while I was hunting,” he told Cernan, “But that was a little ways from the border so maybe he had followed me from here?” Kajika wasn't exactly sure where he picked the scavenger up but he had been annoyed by it all the same. The dark Beta nodded, “Sure, maybe if they smell the both of us it might deter them more.” Unless of course it didn't care but they did need to get rid of it.

It seemed that coyotes were starting to become a real pest for the cove wolves as he spoke with Cernan about them. It had been a few weeks since he had been followed by the one as he'd gone about hunting. It hadn't occurred to him that the scavenger had picked up his trail from Fallen Tree Cove since it had been some ways from the border when he had first detected it. Now that he thought about it it could very well have happened that way. What Kajika did know for fact was they needed to get rid of the coyotes before they started raiding the caches. The last thing they needed was to run out of food before winter was over.

Kajika agreed with Cernan about the markers and agreed to help, if the coyotes scented more than one wolf it might make them cautious about entering their lands. So as Cernan headed in the direction Kajika kept pace with him which was slowed some by the snow but they soon came to a place where the yearling slowed to a walk as did the beta. He joined the Vuesain in scenting the air for anything out of the ordinary but mostly for the scavengers. However nothing really stuck out to him besides the scent of the border, every other scent belonged there.

Kajika watched as Cernan went over to a snow covered boulder and sniffed before running his scent along it to make the marker stronger. When he was done Kajika took his turn doing the same to place his scent on the boulder as well, he hoped now it would be strong enough to deter the coyotes. In the back of his mind though he felt they might have to get rid of them completely if they didn't leave on their own. Turning to the young Vuesain he felt it was a good time to ask him what needed to be asked as a teacher. “I was wondering if you had decided on a pack role yet or if you might need help?”