01-10-2012, 11:23 PM
He had been running the borders for the day, catching up on duties he had shirked the past few days. His muscles stretched and contracted with every move he made, the fluid motion graceful as he bound through the snow. His sun shot sapphire eyes sparkled as the blood beat in his veins. His breath broke through the cold air in a steamy vent as his chest heaved and his heart beat with the excitement of the run. He had finished remarking the borders and had decided to finish the circuit before returning back to the center of the packlands and the den where they gathered. He had started the turn back into the lands, his feet drumming on the trails of his pack mates, their scents filling his nose, telling him how long it had been since they had traveled the same path he did and if they had been coming or going.
He grinned at the information that came back to him, letting him know that the den was quiet, no fresh scents in the small clearing as he finally burst through the brush and into the grassy lot before the den. He let his paws take him in a few loose circles before the run finally wore from his blood and he found himself standing in the middle of the bare ground panting heavily. Giving a soft woof he dropped to his rump and finally flopped over onto his side. He let his eyes close for a moment and enjoyed the peacefulness of the abandoned den space while he could, knowing that soon enough a brother or sister of the pack would arrive and chaos of the sibling rival would probably ensue.
He grinned at the information that came back to him, letting him know that the den was quiet, no fresh scents in the small clearing as he finally burst through the brush and into the grassy lot before the den. He let his paws take him in a few loose circles before the run finally wore from his blood and he found himself standing in the middle of the bare ground panting heavily. Giving a soft woof he dropped to his rump and finally flopped over onto his side. He let his eyes close for a moment and enjoyed the peacefulness of the abandoned den space while he could, knowing that soon enough a brother or sister of the pack would arrive and chaos of the sibling rival would probably ensue.