<3The great mountain dog was in the rock gardens - they were quite beautiful, the still air and the smooth stones under his feet; the mountains that were just visible in the distance, the mountains where he had lived for so long before coming here for companionship and company. His long cloak was drawn over his head, his slightly perked ears just visible underneath the dark brown hood. His deep brown eyes looked onwards towards the mountains.
His keen nose smelled the newcomer before his eyes saw him or his ears heard him. It was Noah, one of the members of the great pack Ichika. Smiling as he saw the gray, one-eared man walk towards him, he slowly put his hands together, bowed deeply, and drew himself back up to face the man that was now walking towards him, seeming to be deep in thought.
"Noah," he said, his deep voice rumbling out the words. A small gust breezed through the garden, bringing along the scent of flowers and birds and the wet, watered rocks of the south that covered the mountains. It also brought with it the new chill of fall that was coming, the winter that was right behind it. Underneath his great paws, the leaves crinkled. In the distance, a bird called.
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