Traveling a long distance was a lot more taxing than she had remembered. Traveling from the rye fields to the meadows was much more wonderous as a pup. Though the world still had plenty to peak the oldest Artemieva daughter's interest. Her mother had given her the directions to the land known as Relic Lore. It was quite a distance away from the meadows but Vasi didnt mind. She had no timeline or deadline driving her travels so she just followed where her heart took her - roughly following her mothers directions of course.

Creamy paws slowed from a quick paced trot to a leisure walk as the cedar trees became more spaced out. Cerulean orbs took in the tall cedars as her coal nose took in the scents around her. Something was different about the air here. It seemed thicker somehow, maybe as if there was moisture in the air, like after a really hard rain. Vasilisa didnt mind much but a dip in a stream or river would not only cool her off from the humidity but would also soothe her aching paws.

The light agouti woman began to search for the scent of water while also keeping an ear out for the sound of one. Luckily, not long after beginning her search, Vasi picked up sound of running water. Cool eyes searched for the origin of the sound eventually found her mark - a sizable stream. Dryness made itself apparent within her mouth driving her to the waters edge. Her salmon tongue snaked out of her creamy maw to lap up the refreshing water. The dryness was vanquished from her mouth causing her tail to sway contently behind her.

The cool water ran down her throat as she greedily lapped it up, she was thirstier than she had realized. For a few moments she was content to just drink from the river, but the humidity drove her to take a few steps into the flowing water. All was quiet and peaceful, no signs of anyone around, that is until a voice cut through the forest causing the Artemieva woman to jump. Her fur bristled and her charcoal dusted tail stilled sticking straight back in line with her back. Vasi spun as she quickly tried to find the owner of the voice. Her posture wasnt aggressive but instead like a spooked cat who has gone on the defensive. To her relief her cerulean gaze located the other wolf - a black and grey male who was downwind from her. Though relief quickly gave way to panic once more as she realized he was charging straight for her.

Vasi had never been much of a fighter, having watched her family chase out coyotes and intruders as a pup she had become a bit traumatized by it. Sure she knew how to defend herself, her father had made sure of that, but Vasilisa only fought as a last resort. Her charcoal ears pinned against her head as she shrunk where she stood. She fought the urge to whine and lost as a quiet one fell from her creamy maw. She hoped with every ounce of her being that the stranger would respect her submissive stance and stop his advance. If not, she would have no choice but to run.

Seconds ticked by and the man was still racing towards her causing her heart to race and pound in her chest. Her breathing quickened and she was a split second from bolting. Golden eyes must have realized she was not who he thought she was because he dug his paws in to try and stop. His momentum was too much so he veered off his path. Her cerulean eyes went wide as his dark frame went right into the river sending water everywhere. She flinched and slowly peeked open her eyes to see the man coming up from the river.

A small whine came from the agouti woman as she took a tentative step towards the water. "Are you okay?" Her posture was still low and her tail was half tucked. He had changed his course so maybe he wasnt trying to attack her. Though she couldnt be completely sure until she spoke to him. She did have concern for him either way. She could show concern and if he did want to attack her, she now had the upper paw being on the river bank. Which easily gave her a head start to run if needed.

She watched him carefully as he stood in the middle of the creek causing the water to rush around him. He shook the excess water from his coat unsuccessfully before he replied that he was unscathed other than a bruised ego. Vasi's posture relaxed a bit, her tail untucked but her ears remained lowered against her head. The dark man moved towards the bank but still respected her space and for that she was grateful. She too took a step back as too allow him some space to get out of the river. He apologized for charging her saying that he thought she was someone he knew. "I'd hate to be them then" she let out a light chuckle doing her best to lighten the mood. Had she actually been who he knew they both surely would have been in the creek. The agouti woman wondered if it was a good thing to have someone run at you like that. Was it happiness or anger? Relief perhaps? No matter the Artemieva wasnt particularly looking to find out.

The dark man was successful in removing the water from his fur in his second attempt once he exited the water. His smile allowed her to relax a bit more though her words echoed in her mind and she began to regret them. Her audits flicked nervously but the young woman was able to focus on her companions words. He asked her that if she ran into another woman whom resembled her but had orange eyes instead of blue to tell her that Viorel was looking for her. Viorel must be his name, Vasi assumed. She smiled, "Of course Ill keep an eye out." She had no qualms about helping others to reunite. Another apology was given from Viorel along with a suggestion for a swim. Vasilisa laughed as her inky lips pulled into a wider grin. "Its alright" she assured him feeling much more comfortable "I'll have to try it then, this humidity is stifling." The younger man wasnt the only one to notice the darkening sky. With no specific place to call home, Vasi need to find a safe place for the night. Her own gaze move across the trees trying to determine the best direction in which to start her search in. Cerulean orbs landed once more on the inky man. "Well it was a pleasure meeting you, but I best get going its getting late." She wanted to find somewhere suitable and safe and preferably much cooler to lay her head for the night.