About midday, Hotaru is in Optime.
Word Count → 376
It was time to settle down. To find a place where the grey wolf could rest at night and have a place to return to when the rain hit. Hotaru had been wandering from leafless trees to deserted caves for the past several days, but it was time for her to find a real place to settle down. The blind woman had heard some whispers of a town within the pack boarders where houses could be found and claimed. Hotaru wondered if this was really true. Many old human dwellings were too dangerous to stay in, while others were covered in mold, vines, and assorted plants. Finding old buildings that could pass as living quarters was hard and Hotaru had always ignored such places. Still, Hotaru felt that there was no harm in looking. After her "accident," Hotaru had found it difficult to make a den for herself. If she could find a usable place, then it would be preferable to her current living conditions.
Fawkes had left earlier in the day to scout the pack lands for this supposed town. After about two hours, Fawkes had successfully found the town and returned to Hotaru. She wandered through the forest using the red tailed hawk as her guide. Eventually, both bird and master stumbled into the old town. Hotaru knew the second they had left the forest, for her staff struck the hard pavement and made an odd clattering sound. The blind woman paused for a minute to bounce her stick up and down on the pavement. Her reddish ears twitched back and forth as she worked to identify and memorize the sound. It wasn't easy, but Fawkes was able to provide some help through his input.
Once she was done inspecting the concrete, Hotaru continued on. She moved quietly and carefully through the town. There were many small shrubs that had poked through the pavement, making them serious tripping hazards for the blind woman. One moment, she would be walking along, and the next she was bumping into a bush. Hotaru cursed as she hit yet another bush and let out a loud frustrated howl. There were supposed to be other wolves living in this town. Perhaps one of them could help her out.
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