Nimbus Summit Simple, really

Please feel free to skip me, since he's technically off in the distance. :)

He intended to head west, always west, but he found himself blockaded by a plateau he didn't particularly feel like climbing, not when he could save time and energy traversing flatter ground. So Peregrine headed south instead, passing into another stark, barren forest before finding himself at the foot of a mountain. He sighed at his shitty luck, already hating this stretch of wilderness. He had half a mind to turn back and go home, yet he thought of his starving family and set his jaw as he once more pointed his swarthy muzzle due west.

The corner of the forest gave way to a plain overlooking a very picturesque basin. Before he could sidle down to the water for a much-needed drink, a howl stopped Peregrine in his tracks. He cocked his head, jade eyes squinting as he listened to the wordless message. He didn't take it upon himself to respond, yet he waited to see if anyone else might raise a voice in answer.