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The girl was not feeling her best these days. Minutes seemed to drag on into hours of doing nothing. There was nothing exciting that prickled her pelt like normal days. This morning was the same as the one before that. No flavor from the color of the sky or the breeze that ruffled her coat that was slowly becoming dense with winter fur. She started doing rounds around the border, her lupus form feeling more like home than Vigilante’s. Dark shapes of wolves dotted the horizon, probably wandering aimlessly as she did and too distance to catch the scent.
Darkness seemed to dance in between the trees as the silver female slipped into the familiar forest. The dark canopy of leaves drooped high above her sleek head and filtered cold sunlight into pools among the forest floor. Normally, Ever would have let her big black paws carry her on an invisible trail through the woods and along the river ending eventually back into Lunenberg, but something stopped her. At first it was like a tickle in the back of her mind but gradually the fragrance grew stronger and screamed trespasser.
It felt nice to have a purpose other than to waste time. Auburn ears pulled back, the silver girl walked a little quicker and cleaner. Now the scent was so strong her mind screamed for her to turn back. But before she even had a second to think, her silver frame slid gracefully from the thicket and a figure stood before her. Something snapped deep inside her chest as her colorless irises rested on the male, but she couldn’t think outside the thick wall she had spent time creating.
He looked vaguely lost and ready to fight. Each curve in his body spoke years of muscle layers that almost made Ever shiver. She lifted her head a little bit, honoring her rank in her pack. Things would go smoothly for her. This was not the first time she had met an interesting looking traveler.
“Hello, do you know where you stand?
The girl swallowed the fear she had produced. If the encounter turned into a fight, she wouldn’t have the chance. This was not the place for him to protect but there was a very small chance he didn’t know where he stood.