Tayui was finding that with living in a new land and inhabiting a new home, she was doing a lot of exploring. Although she supposed her examination of the land was bordering on fanatical, she did not want to miss anything or discover some disadvantage in the later days. At this point, she was unsure what such a disadvantage might be - a bubbling spring of toxic acid, or a wolf pack that already had claims on the lands nearby. So far, she had encountered neither scenario's, and was beginning to wonder if she should venture out a bit farther to further familiarize herself with her surroundings.

With this thought in mind, Tayui began to make her way to the borders of the newly claimed territory. She paused for a moment, testing the wind, only then noticing the scent of another wolf some ways south. She shifted into her Secui form, stretching her neck out once that was done. Shifting into her Secui form always seemed to make her neck and shoulders ache a little the first few minutes afterwards. Once she began to run, she almost always felt better, and the knots in her neck became less noticeable.

It took only ten minutes before she encountered the wolf, a large black male some distance away. She slowed her pace, approaching the male from his left side. "Hello," she said when she was near enough. She frowned as she caught a whiff of his scent once more, realizing then that he was indeed a familiar face. The first time, it simply had not registered, but she now knew with a degree of certainty that this dark male was Lucifer. "Lucifer, it's wonderful to see you!" She exclaimed as she moved closer, walking around so she was facing him. "How are you? Did you fare well in the fire?"

She smiled quietly as Lucifer spoke, inclining her head every so often so that he would know she was listening. She too felt that meeting another past pack member was a good thing. She felt a little regret knowing that she had been unable to scour these lands in search of any past Jaded Shadows members to the degree she would have liked. Perhaps it had been some obstruction of faith, or some sort of pervading worry that she might search and search and never find them. And, were she to be reasonable, she would know that she had howled for anyone looking for her, announcing her name and location. Any wolf would have heard it, and for the time she had called, it would have been nearly impossible for a wolf to venture any farther and be outside of her range.

She chuckled quietly at the male's mention of her healthy smile. Indeed, it always seemed as though she was always smiling, no matter the emotion she was feeling. "I'm so glad you're alright, Lucifer. And congratulations! Your own puppies, that is certainly something." She paused for a moment. "Where are you now? On your own, or did you follow Fatin out of the fire?" The chaos that had followed the aftermath made it quite difficult to keep track of everyone, and the two groups of them had departed from the lands: Tayui and Fatin, hopefully finding all the members between them.

She nodded quickly as he spoke, a little disappointed that he had not been able to find sanctuary with Fatin. If anything, she had hoped that the members of what was once Jaded Shadows might have found themselves a home with one of the two leaders, perhaps so it might be easier to find them in the future. But she was just being selfish, wanting more than she could control; it was inevitable that they would eventually part ways, all of them. The only member remaining from Jaded Shadows was Kieran, and where the others were, she had little idea. Although she had sought them out (minimally, she had to admit, for she had found herself quite busy), but she had heard things whispered on the wind. Lucifer had thankfully eased a few of her worries: she now knew the location of both Deuce and Lucifer, and for this she was infinitely glad. Perhaps she might be able to find them in their new pack- wherever it was.

She did not recognize the names, and she assumed she had not met either of the wolves, nor heard of them. She suspected Lucifer knew one of them, for he would have had to if he were willing to start a pack with them. "Where is this new pack? Regrettable as it is, I haven't had much time to explore and find out what these new lands have to offer." She smiled in reply to his last comment, though, had nothing to say on the matter. Indeed, she had enjoyed her time as Alpha with Fatin at her side as her equal. No matter how many problems they'd had in the past, they had gotten over them and come to an agreement. Perhaps that was what had made them so strong together. She could only hope Fatin would find strength in herself now that they had separated, for Tayui was still trying to do so herself. Perhaps this was why she saw Pilot as her equal in rank. She and Fatin had ruled side by side for long enough for it to have made an impression on her.

Tayui nodded quietly as Lucifer spoke, filing the name of the area away for future reference. She had not come across any system of naming the lands, and she wondered if passing wolves gave them names as they saw fit. She supposed that there would have to be others waiting in these lands, ones like Zexion for example. He had been living on Halcyon Mountain when she had arrived, and for reasons unknown to her, had then joined Shadowed Sun.

She smiled as Lucifer continued, nodding again to show she was listening. She would be delighted to meet the Alpha (or whatever the wolf might call his or herself) of his new pack, and to see how they were doing. She wondered if his pack also had their policy of preventing any non-pack member from crossing their borders without the leaders express permission. In Jaded Shadows, she had constantly smelled the scents of wolves outside their borders moving through, and sometimes meeting others. With the growing concern over the coyotes, and now the fire, she and Pilot had decided it would be best to require for all Shadowed Sun wolves to do their best to prevent anyone from entering their land. Until their borders were truly secure and all the aftermath of the fire settled down, it would be for the best.

She frowned as Lucifer began to explain to her how to reach his pack lands. She stared off, over his shoulder, trying to visualise the route she would take to find his pack. She had realised early on that seeing things helped her understand concepts and ideas. She supposed that it was this form of learning that made her love reading so much - it was all visual.

She nodded as he spoke, trying to follow the coastline through the depths of her memory. She had explored a bit of the land to the South, though had not dared venture too far from Shadowed Sun's borders. She had the anxiety that someone might wander along and try to claim it as their own. She only knew the surrounding area for the pack's safety. It was best to know one's surroundings. Lucifer listed a number of locations, most of which were obvious enough. She did not know what 'Insieme' was - perhaps it was that new pack nearby? She had wandered past there at one point, and the smell differed now than it had in her initial venture out. Perhaps it was called Halifax, though? Quartz Shoreline sounded like the coast, so it was possible it was one or the other. Shattered Coast was unfamiliar, but descriptive enough, as were 'shiloh hills.' Wherever Lucifer's pack was, it was in a hilly area, following the shoreline south.

She frowned, realizing she would have to get to know this neighbouring pack better. It would not do for her to be completely unfamiliar with her neighbours! “I'll be sure to visit you sometime, then. I can't leave an offer like that to rot,” she replied with a wry smirk. “Likewise, if you ever need a book, the library of Shadowed Sun is open for you to delve into. On lend, of course,” she added cheekily. She grinned to show that although her comment was made in good humour, it was serious. Their pack would lend their knowledge to anyone who sought it, teach any outsider if they so desired, but all was expected to be received kindly. Books might be lent to trustworthy canines, and simple facts to anyone who asked.