As the world darkened around them from the shadows of both the evergreen and bare trees Zalen’s mate touched up against him in such a way that made him glance at her. She had something important to say, he could sense it, and just like clockwork she began to speak. She spoke that they should follow in Ruby’s footsteps and name the pack and he nodded. She recalled the beautiful sunrise of that morning and he remembered it too and in a beautiful instant she spoke their packs name; New Dawn. He smiled and nuzzled her, "That is perfect. New Dawn…" but his thoughts were cut short as his paws touched unfamiliar ground.
This change in sensation had also startled Titania and the two of them stood like statues with their front paws in oblivion. Zalen was astounded; a road? A road here in the middle of the wood? His ears flattened in frustration and despair; they had come here to find somewhere wild and untouched by the humes, but apparently this was only a dream.
Sensing his love’s anxiety Zalen boldly stepped out onto the broken concrete, staring down the treeless scar as far as it went in one direction, "This does not have to put us to dismay… let’s see where it leads, perhaps the earth reclaims it farther down." Zalen set forward then, black paws taking him swiftly through the forest, Titania not far behind. He stayed close to her side, stopping every once in a while to mark a tree before setting out again. He hoped against hope that this road would melt away to nothing.
But sadly it was not so, though the road seemed to disappear in some places it would only rise again soon after and sometimes become stronger than ever. The two of them exited the forest, soon crossing a small, ice threatened river before finally coming to a large meadow, completely covered in snow. Zalen’s eyes were beginning to ache from all the white, and he used Titania’s body to remain moving in a straight line despite closing his eyes for a while. One of these moments was broken suddenly when Titania’s movement hitched and he opened eyes to see something that made his heart sink into his stomach. There, with the road running through it, was a small hume settlement; several buildings stood awkwardly and haphazardly in the snow, like twisted boulders. It even smelled strange here, like a dirt Zalen had only smelt in Halifax; his nose wrinkled at it. With sigh he began moving forward to see how extensive this place was.
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