<blockquote>Beneath the clear, cobalt sky, the chill of late autumn had descended upon Relic Lore. It would be soon, Volkan speculated as she picked her way carefully through the Wildwood, that these ruined woods would be covered in snow— and the small hare dangling from her jaws only exacerbated that feeling, for she knew that soon food would be scarce. When she first arrived here, the day she met Ruiko for the first time, snow lay like crushed diamonds, covering everything. She remembered that peace, the serenity she had felt that day. Life here was no longer so quiet, and she couldn't decide whether or not that was a good thing.
The static-colored wolf, long-legged and messy-furred, picked her way carefully across a thinner part of Heartleaf Creek, having decided to explore the northern part of the Wildwood on a whim. Careful to keep her kill out of the water, she stepped lightly. Soon, she was well aware, there wouldn't be much time for idle wandering, especially of the solo variety; Ruiko and Kinis would be taking off from Swift River any day now, and Volkan had resolved herself to biding her time comfortably. After they split from the pack, they'd be tasked with the struggle of winter survival. The young female was already dreading the snow and the relentless cold, but with such small numbers, bringing down prey was going to be difficult. Recruitment played on her mind ever since her encounter with Triell, but she knew it was a touchy subject around the River wolves...
She sighed, having finally wound her way into the thick forest. Despite the cold, the woods still flourished, and the leafy golden canopies above blocked out the clear sunlight from overhead. After she was good and lost, and presumably alone, she dropped her kill to her paws, blinking at it as she pondered. There was so much to do: recruit, hunt, prepare for the winter... and yet, all she honestly wanted to do was go find Triell and forget about all of this excitement for a while...</blockquote>
(This post was last modified: Nov 28, 2011, 04:36 AM by Volkan.)
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