Vesper was too conditioned by seasons as a loner to remit her vigilant behavior, and so she continued to listen and watch and sniff. She was sure that the raven had spoken for a reason, for as much as she was annoyed by the bird, she trusted its judgment. She trusted most (oh, but not all) creatures within the fire clan territory, and Stark had proven himself sound when it came to his duty so like hers.
The she-yote finally caught a whiff of scent—male, wolf, Anatheman. There was a mood in the odor’s tale as well, but she was not sure what kind of mood; it was simply something to watch out for. She was about to dip her mouth back into the water for another quick drink, but she realized that she had not heard much of Anathema. It would be wise to see if she could collect some information from him; anything helped, and anything would keep her mind stimulated and her wandering purposeful.
She yipped quietly to Stark, who croaked at the same volume and flapped down from his perch. One of his feet came down to pinch her ear, and she smothered a growl. Were she in optime form, she might have reached up to grab him, but she was sure he was smart enough to fly out of reach then, too.
On four quiet paws, she navigated along the creek toward the scent to find it growing wider, close in size to a more proper river. The bipedal shape of the brown wolf came into view, and she waited for Stark to circle and caw before approaching him. She trusted her own senses, but if the bird saw other cave-wolves coming from the east, she would want to keep this interrogation of sorts as shot as possible.
Vesper knocked a pebble into the water to announce her presence, if the raven’s cry hadn’t woken the wolf to his surroundings. “Hello,” she began simply.
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