Marred snout shoved into the exposed entrance of a rabbit warren despite the ivory powder thickly blanketed across the ground, a low set of whimpers fell from her lips at being so close yet so far from obtaining a warm meal for herself. Ravenous stomach rumbling in a thunderous desire to be sated her head jerked back to make way for her front paws, immediately excavating away at the hole in the ground in hopes of widening it just enough to snag one of the snowy furred creatures within. Alas, the determination was short-lived and her quarry left to live another day, though, as the sound of something much larger bulldozing through the snow banks and calling out to whom she did not know echoed through the snow clad meadow. 

Huffing in defeat she turned around to kick out a back leg and send a pile of snow barreling down into the underground tunnel, fresh flakes falling from above to further dapple her contrasting coat. "Fuckers." She cursed under her breath which was exhaled in a thin vapor cloud, leaping and bounding through the snow toward the new holder of her attention. Curious to see what all the commotion was about. Perhaps today would not be an entire loss and something good could come of her visit here.

"Hey, you!" Enoki calls out when a dark mottled silhouette appeared against the colorless backdrop, ebony limbs struggling a bit to push through the thick layer of snow underfoot.

Further and further the expectant mother trudged through the snow after her new quarry, jaws parted just enough to allow the tip of her salmon tongue to protrude over the points of her teeth while she ran and her stomach continued its insistant grumbling. "Hey! Hey!" this unknown wolf called out, an exuberant amount of energy filling the surrounding area that crackled like a live wire. It was quite an infectious feeling and Enoki couldn't help but become swept up in its arms, a rather nice change from the dreary and meloncholic atmosphere that plagued the Ridge since Elettra's passing. 

A couple barks in greeting left her inky lips when she noticed the boy; his age becoming a little clearer now that some distance had melted away, halted in his tracks, asking what she was up to while his tail wagged furiously at his rump. At first Enoki remained silent and allowed herself to approach to a more reasonable distance. One that would allow their words to be exchanged more freely without the unnecessary shouting, her head tilting curiously when this Mathuin fellow mentioned something about seeing the bird too.

"Bird?" She asked in a curious manner, letting her smoldering gaze shift from the dark mottled mask of the yearling before her up toward the skies in search of his mystery bird he spoke of only to be met with a shower of more fresh flakes upon her dappled frame. "I don't see any birds, but I was trying to do some hunting before I heard you shouting." A gentle smile spread across her lips, her own tail wagging in good spirits behind her. "Was that what you were shouting at to come back? Oh! Forgive my manners, I'm Enoki!" A light bout of chuckling escaped her marred muzzle. "We don't see too many new faces around here so it's a pleasure to meet you, Mathuin."

A quick inhale and look over didn't provide any telltale signs that this male belonged to another pack and from smelling those Draw wolves upon Sven's fur so often she could without a doubt confirm this fellow hadn't mingled with the likes of them yet. Perhaps she could use this encounter to her advantage and entice Mathuin to linger about these parts longer. Hopefully even convince him Willow Ridge was a perfect place to call home. Couldn't hurt to try right?

A warm smile upon her lips and a gentle shake of her head dismissed his apology at believing he had scared away her prey, something that actually wasn't the case. Just a bout of bad luck on her behalf. "No need to apologize. You actually hadn't scared them away they just happened to be a tad faster than me today." Her smile spread a little wider, became a little softer taking note of the shy one that graced his own facial features. There was little chance of the piebald female going hungry with a pack to feed her and the growing lives within her womb and her own set of skills in the hunting department.

"Yeah, most of the birds around here aren't too fond of flying in foul weather." She commented, once more angling her head back to glance at the gray washed sky with its glittering snowflakes slowly swirling down toward the snowy ground. "Unlike us, with our thick fur I don't think their feathers can keep them warm."

@Mathuin then went to speak more and the woman's attention diverted back to his mottled mask, smoldering amber eyes easily meeting his green counterparts. Apparently, this young lad was only looking for a sense of adventure and new faces to interact with. He wasn't much older than @Attica , maybe a couple months at max, and this had the magpie matriarch pondering if the young Archer child would enjoy the opportunity to have a new playmate around now that Morganna's son Odin and Nimble had left with her guardian of sorts Bojack.

An ivory shoulder lifted in a wolfish shrug, her own tail refusing to slow in its wagging much like the boy's own. "Well, I'm the leader of a pack not far off from here. I usually don't get to have much fun other than pissing on things and making sure no rude wolves try to mess with my members." She chuckled lightly, doubting that sounded very appealing to the energy fueled boy. "But when I do get a chance I've always liked to dive into the deepest snow banks or chase this little girl right around your age about that lives with me. Tussling with another is always fun."  She paused for a moment, tilting her head off to the side a fraction. "What do you do for fun, Mathiun?"

Ivory painted haunches soon lowered to mirror the seated position Mathuin took only moments ago, a light chuckle falling from her lips at his admittance to having the same hunting experience happen to him rather frequently. "Practice makes perfect. I wouldn't be as skilled as I am had I given up as a pup." A faint twinkle glistening in the depths of her amber eyes recalling the fond memory of honing her skills as a cub with her siblings and parents. Something she would delight herself with again the day the lives growing in her womb came of proper age to begin honing their own skills. Maybe one of them would even grow to follow in their mother's paw steps

The snort on the male's behalf only warranted another soft chuckle to fall from Enoki's lips, already aware of how dull sounding her duties were to someone of his age and younger. She too hadn't found the routine of her parents all that exciting and yet here she was fulfilling the exact same task years later. It was amusing how the world worked at times. When Mathuin went on to answer the question she had posed a warm smile tugged back the corner of her inky lips, nodding her head in understanding. "When I was younger I liked to find the largest snow drifts I could with my siblings and leap into them to make the snow go flying everywhere." At the mentioning of a man entertaining the youth in these parts not long before she a dark brow quirked upward curiously. "Did you happen to catch this man's name?" If she couldn't manage to recruit this young fellow to join their ranks, perhaps she could seek out this mystery man and try her luck there.

An ivory shoulder raised in a slight shrug then lowered back down into a resting position, the length of her tail thumping contently against the snow at her rump. "Well, if you like to take risk you can try to scale the mountain, but I don't advise that in this weather. The snow makes climbing awfully dangerous. For smoother travels, you can head north. Although, if you ever find yourself bored of traveling and would like a place to settle down I'd be more than happy to take you in. All you'll need to do is seek out the willow trees and you'll find my pack. But that's only if you'd like." Pressure put on one's shoulders never ended well she had come to learn over her years. "Now, how about we have some fun of our own?"