So sorry for the delay! Word Count: 375
Pixie had spent the last few days wandering—not anywhere in particular, but in and around the territory. Spring was here, at last; she was taking the time to enjoy the woods and meadows that had been covered in snow for what seemed like years. She had only ridden Magic from the manor to the edge of the forest that followed the Lenape River. From there she had traveled north alongside the river on foot, wearing her black-and-white scarf but, for once, not having her guitar slung on her back. She had considered bringing it, but had decided against it in favor of being able to sprint along the banks, leaping over rocks and fallen logs—which she was doing right at that moment.
But then she caught an unfamiliar scent in the breeze, and a moment later she skidded to a stop when she saw some sort of coyote mix sniffing at one of the trees. Was he from that Inferni place, where that other coyote mix Faolin was from? Shit, Faolin must have told her pack members about the wolf she had met in Halifax who had dared to say she looked like she had some dog in her blood. Now they were here to ambush them or something. However, as Pixie watched the young male a little longer, she noticed that he seemed a little confused. Maybe he was just lost. They were near the territory markers, after all, judging by the scent. Maybe he had just stumbled upon the borders by accident. He didn’t seem too threatening; in fact, as the young wolfess couldn’t help but notice, there was kind of attractive.
Trying her best to look as though she were a higher ranking member of Crimson Dreams, she approached the stranger with a stride that was meant to look confident but, she was sure, looked pretty stupid. Then she changed her mind and just decided to walk normally towards the guy, albeit with her head held a little higher than normal. “So, what’s a stray coyote doing on our borders?” she asked while looking over him. He had some nice tattoos. Cool hair, too. Wait, what the hell am I doing? she wondered, quickly wiping those thoughts from her head.
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