After his ventures down further south the white yearling had moved back up North where he had originally come from, bypassing the Ghastly Woods with a wide berth. There would definitely not be a round two in there. While the open fields dotted with clusters of blackberry bushes had been nice, it just was not for him, nor the orchard with the stubby cherry trees. He preferred living in a forest where there was enough shelter to hide easily from the elements, but the trees not too far apart that large predators found appealing. Plus there tended to be more medicinal herbs in forests, and as a wolf trained in the art of healing that was very important. Maybe he was just homesick and that was why he had shied away from joining one of the packs situated in a more flatland type of area, but winter was already upon the lands and he needed to find a home somewhere.
Amber eyes lifted up as Niki's white form came to a sudden stop, gazing at the towering boulder right in front of him that was covered in moss. He had been so caught up in his thoughts that he has not seen it until it was right up in his face. White ears perked up curiously as he gazed it, wondering how it had come to be. Peering around its formidable mass, he could see signs of weathering as evident by three almost-steps carved into it, though there was no indication of how or why it was there. Shrugging to himself, Niki padded around until he stood before the steps, head lifting back to gaze up at the first step. There was no way he could reach that, even if he jumped to it. He was simply to small, and so he took a few steps backwards and sat on his haunches, a big grin on his face as he stared at the large boulder.