Kajika wasn't sure what he'd find as he traveled further north from Oak Tree Bend.  It had been so long since he'd been this far from the cove and so much could have changed.  His pace had been quick but it had still taken him four days to get as far as he had.  There had also been no sign of any packs in the area, that was until he'd reached secluded spring which he'd been informed of by a loner he'd run across.  The scents were faint at first but the soon grew stronger as he traveled further.

It wasn’t long before he found the unmistakable sign that he had found the border.  As he had at Oak Tree Bend he kept a respectable distance from the border. He wasn't sure of the name of the pack that resided there  but the loner had mentioned something about White Fir Notch. Being this was a scouting mission he thought it best to introduce himself and find out a little more to take back to his alpha's.  Raising his muzzle into the air he sent a clear call into the territory for the alpha's.  Once that was done he prepared himself to wait for their appearance.

When he had stepped up to the border of White For Notch he had not known what to expect since it was a new pack to him.  To be honest he was a little nervous meeting the alphas despite having had more confidence at the border of Oak Tree Bend.  The dark man wondered what information he could gather to bring back to Namid and Vespertio. He really did want to do right by them and bring back as much information as he could but he also understood how tight killed the alphas could be. They had to think about pack safety first and foremost so wouldn't divulge too much information to him. He couldn't blame them he would do the same.

While he waiting for his call to be answered he thought about what he might say to make sure this meeting went well.  Not only did he not want to go back empty handed he also wanted to make sure he made a good impression.  He wanted to do his alpha’s proud so he reminded himself of all of those points.  So that when he was greeted he could set them in place and have the best result. It was all for his pack.  Despite the fact he was supposed to be on a trip for himself, to heal what was bothering him, he had to do this so that maybe the cove could have a friendship with the notch wolves.

When he heard the footfalls of an approaching wolf he turned to face the border and composed himself.  He was not expecting the wolf that stepped out of the trees, he'd met her before when he'd first come to the lore.  Her scent was different but she'd been part of another pack again.  Immediately his eyes searched the forest behind her as she approached for the dark man who had almost killed him all that time ago.  Then the woman spoke and it didn't sound like Raela bit it had been so long he could be remembering her voice differently.  “Raela?” He questioned surprisedas he took a small step toward her but remaining mindful of where the border lay. He was so distracted by by the fact he believed Raela to be standing in front of him he forgot to answer the question he'd been asked.

In a million years he'd never thought he would see Raela again. He'd never forgotten the kindness she'd showed him when he'd first come to the lore.  How she defended him to Gent  she the dark man had gotten very defensive about how he'd approached the border.  It felt like a lifetime ago since he'd seen the pair and now he was standing across the border from her. It was a pleasant surprise to be sure and he was glad to have the opportunity to see her again.  To have a chance to catch up and see what had changed in their lives since they had first met.  He wondered what had become of Gent, was he still around? The bigger question of how they had come to be in White Fir Notch.  So many thoughts swam through his head as he waited for the woman in front of him to speak.

It was disappointment and a little embarrassment that followed the woman's words as she told him she was not Raela.  She went in to explain that she was a pack mate and filling in for Raela because she was ill, her name was Jynx.  A embarrassed smile crossed his dark maw. “My apologies Jynx.  You do look remarkably like her but I am glad to hear she is still in the Lore.  Though sorry to hear she has been feeling poorly, I hope that she will be alright.” Despite whatever disappointment he felt Jynx seemed to be nice and he learned something else, “So Raela is alpha of White Fir Notch?” That was quite a chance from the girl he'd met sinking ago.  It hit him then that he had been so caught up he'd forgotten to introduce himself. “I'm Kajika Tallis, second in Fallen Tree Cove.  I know Raela from a long time ago when her pack was near Blackberry fields. Is Gent here too?” Kajika asked curiously about the man wondering if he had to worry about another situation like he'd been in before with the man.

While he wished he could see Raela he also found the woman who he was speaking with pleasant so he couldn't be upset about that. Jynx was very cool about being mistaken for the woman he once knew. “The two of you do look remarkably similar if you don't mind my saying.” So much so that he was still a little stunned that he wasn't speaking with Raela. He was saddened to hear that she has been doing poorly and hoped she was going to be okay.  As these thoughts crossed his mind he observed Jynx make herself more comfortable, he remained standing out of respect for the woman and the fact he was at her border.  “I'm glad to hear she is in the mend but I do understand your worry.” Raela was her packmate after all and as he soon learned the alpha of White Fir Notch. “She has done quite well for herself since last I saw her,” he commented, “I hope the position has been treating you well.” After seeing Moonshadow in a similar situation as Jynx he knew she too could be having a difficult time.  However the russet female seem more than capable of taking on the role of leader.

After the confusion had been sorted Kajika finally introduced himself and gave the name of his pack.  Though he had yet to speak of why he was at the borders of White Fir Notch when Jynx spoke. “The pack that Raela belonged to when I met her was Black Thorn Downs, I had stumbled across the borders, I was new to the lore then.  She saved me from an untimely death or at least serious injury,” he explained with a slight laugh at the memory. “Fallen Tree Cove is located on the Mountain of Dire, we don't get down this way much which is probably why you haven't heard of us.” After all it had been almost two years since he had last been down this way. “I hope that your pack has a long future ahead of it but with Raela at the lead I expect it will.” She had seemed to have a good head on her shoulders when he'd met her which was good for leading a pack.  It was good news to hear that agent was around as well and while he and the blue black coated man hadn't started off in the best of terms they had ended the encounter amicably. “I'm glad to hear that he is still in the Lore as well. We had quite the first meeting, am I correct in my assumption that he is her mate and leader of the Notch?” He asked with a raised brow.  Once he had learned of what had happened to the two Downs wolves after he'd left them and found his way to the cove Kajika felt it was time to explain why he'd come to the Notch.  “I am here on behalf of my alphas as sort of an introduction if you will and perhaps to open a line of communication if you will.”

With the prey starting to return it had become important to replenish the caches so Emrys had spent the morning working on that. He felt with Gent busy concentrating on Raela and what she needed he needed to step up.  He did the usual morning rounds and hunted as well as checked up on each of the pack members. As second in command it was his job to make things easier on Gent so head sure that everything was taken care of. When the call went up at the border Emrys started in that direction, he usually met any visitors at the border and thus time would be no different.

However when he arrived just out of sight he saw that Jynx had already beat him to the border.  His ears had caught some of the conversation so he decided to hang back to see how it might play out.  Eventually the stranger got down to the reason that he had come to their borders in the first place.  It was then that the healer decided to step out into the open and make his presence known not only to the stranger but his mate as well. Emrys came to stand next to her giving her a gentle bump of her shoulder before turning his gaze on the dark pelted man.  He took notice of the respectable distance as well as the way in which he has spoken to Jynx.  Despite their mateship in front of their visitor she was still his leader so he remained respectfully silent as the two continued their conversation.