The horse’s hooves sounded like thunder as they pounded the ground. Tyko had been on his way towards Vinatta, but something changed his mind. Maybe it was the vibe he got when he neared the pack lands… It just wasn’t the place for him. With Abella, his slave, clinging to him from around his waist, they set off in the opposite direction, passing a pack that they visited once before, Inferni. He had no intentions of revisiting there for anything. The attitude they gave him was preposterous! He never received one like it… especially due to the fact that he had done nothing!

Tyko stewed over Inferni’s ways for the rest of the way toward Halifax. Deo, his horse, happily carried them, setting himself a pace as well – a fast one. Abella clung to Tyko and Tyko drove the horse, losing himself in his own thoughts. They were planning to go to Halifax, but when he found that they had passed it more than a mile back, he kept going anyway. The scents he got from a pack he was nearing drew him in. He steered the horse to run towards its borders. The pack seemed to have the right kind of vibe he was looking for.

When they arrived just before the borderline, Tyko halted his horse. The horse skidded to a stop and snorted, catching his breath. Tyko howled from the back of his horse, calling whoever would come and tell him of this place. From what he could see from his spot, he liked it. The scents he received weren’t too favorable, less females than males. He would have to look for a girl somewhere else. Abella snorted behind him, but he nudged her hard with an elbow. Abella was happy being a loner, and she didn’t want to settle down anywhere. Tyko had a different idea.

The male sat atop his horse, waiting for someone to arrive. He felt Abella relax behind him, her arms were no longer wrapped around his abdomen. Deo snorted and dipped his head to eat the grass before him. It was a quiet evening, not quite dark yet. The perfect night to move into a new home.

There was an answer to his call, and Deo shuffled a bit. Abella sat atop the horse, but she wasn’t sure what they were doing there. Neither was Tyko. For the few moments they waited for this wolf to arrive, Tyko thought against making this his new home. Even if this man that was on his way was a leader, he would only ask information about the pack. He would not ask to join.

Soon, the man was in scent range, and Tyko took in all the information he could. So, whoever this other was, was not a leader. Good, so he won’t have to really explain himself. He knew he was on the edge of the pack borders, and immediately once he was answered, he wished he wasn’t so close. He knew his actions would start some kind of conflict, but it was too late now. He ordered Deo to back away from the borders. The horse obeyed, slowly. He took slow steps backward so that the small group was no longer breaching the pack borders that much.

Tyko and Abella’s heads turned, and Deo halted, once they heard another’s voice. Abella stayed quiet and wide-eyed, letting the men talk. Tyko sat straight on his horse, and dipped his nose in respect to the man. He didn’t need any conflicts at the moment. ”My apologies for being so close. I was thinking of finding someone to ask about this pack – but I decided against it. I was just about to leave when you showed up.” His other hand, that wasn’t in the man’s view, touched Abella’s thigh to calm her. The female still sat there quietly behind him, and scared. ”We’re loners. The time of day doesn’t really bother us.” Day or night they rode.

Abella, sitting behind Tyko, could feel the tension in the air. She knew her companion didn’t set an easy mood no matter where he went or who he was talking to. She figured this could either get real ugly, real fast or by some chance of a miracle – Tyko could just back down and leave. Chances were slim for the latter.

Deo snorted sensing the other stallion. It seemed the testosterone ran in the group – except for Abella. Tyko was hot-headed, as well as his horse. After steering Deo toward the other horse so that he could no longer see him too clearly, the stallion seemed to settle down some. ”I thought about joining here…” He started, Abella clutched his waist. She didn’t sense any trouble, but with Tyko it didn’t matter if it was sensed beforehand or not – it was bound to come. ”But while I was sitting here waiting for someone to arrive, I decided against it. I don’t think your pack is right for me.” They seemed too soft to be his kind of pack. Sure, Abella would probably be much more comfortable there, but he wouldn’t be. And how comfortable he was, was what mattered the most.

Tyko steered Deo to the opposite side, just like the man before him and his horse. ”My apologies for being so close to the borders. I was hoping to get a glimpse of the territory, but I don’t need one now.” Abella looked at the man with the horse. He seemed to be a gentle spirit, and he seemed to care for his horse a lot. And she could tell all of this from just looking at him. She wondered what was underneath the surface. Tyko turned the horse to go, ”Goodbye.” He stuck around for a few more moments just in case the man were to tell him something that he may want to hear before he ignored everything else and strode off into the night.