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Short post is short; I should have a better word count in replies to follow.
Since his visit to the gravesite near that other pack, Slade hadn't been up to all that much. Likely the wolverine's attack was accountable for it, as he hadn't felt like doing much after being virtually mauled, but after a few weeks he thought he needed to stop feeling sorry for himself and get out of his den for a while. The place was looking worn and old, anyway, and he didn't feel like fixing it.
As the coyote usually did when he needed a break--not that he was finding something wrong with Cercatori, since things had been relatively calm lately as far as he was concerned; he simply needed a new atmosphere--he stepped outside the territory and started a slow but even trot around Ethereal Eclipse. He thought he picked up a familiar scent near the border, as if someone he knew had been there recently, but he dismissed it, not able to recognize it and honestly not caring.
He left the land in the morning. The temperature was cool for a day in early summer, though there were some clouds in the sky to excuse the lack of heat. Still, it was humid, and as a long-furred coyote Slade had learned to favor the winter days even if his paws did get a bit frostbitten.
Weather was such a dull thing to think about when he was taking a leisurely stroll. Slade's mind began to wander, subconsciously starting to attempt forming a story, a typical act of his wild imagination. He had gotten much better at not letting his mind control his actions when it was caught in a world of fantasy, and managed not to throw himself into another odd situation.
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