The time for New Dawn had almost come, and with their dream so close to realization – with New Dawn so close to birth – the two would be leaders had much on their paws to ensure the smooth emergence of their pack. Already they had spent a full moon's turn preparing for their pack. They had surveyed, selected, and marked their territory. They had spread the word and selected the wolves who would join them at their side in their quest to live as naturally as they could, as wolves were meant to live. They had also met their neighbors, the peace loving clan called Ichika no Ho-en and laid the foundation for a strong unity between their young pack. The young alpha female to be just wanted to do a little more footwork to ensure that everything was ready, and she wanted to know the land beyond her borders as well as the land that would become New Dawn's claim.
That is why her paws now pranced on unfamiliar soil. The snowy wolfess had descended from the rocky cliffs of the Halcyon Mountains, already knowing well what lay within the stony peaks. At first she traveled with purpose, stopping to sample scents and try to associate certain land marks with others so she could draw a mental map of the place, but as the valley came into view her curiosity of what lay before her outgrew her work ethic. It was by accident that she became lax in her survey of the lands.
Of course, Zalen had warned her not to go near this place. The problem was, since she had never been here to begin with, she didn't realize that the land near which she now poked her nose was the treacherous land of Salsola. If she knew it was this place that she looked at now she would also know that Luperci had a way of disappearing into this land, never to be seen again. Yet somewhere distraction had taken hold and now confusion set in as she put her black tipped nose to the ground to learn the scent makeup of this place.
The musk of the leaders was strong and extended past the point she thought they meant to claim. Even though she did not know what pack was here, her instincts told her that this place was unlikely to welcome visitors. Still, she needed to know... They weren't that far from New Dawn's hopeful territory, and she needed to know who was out here. Her belly was close to the ground and her ears tilted back in caution, yet she inched closer to Salsola... to trouble...
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