Emberwood retracing his steps over and over

wintersbane watches as she struggles to free herself from the hole her muzzle is stuffed down to no avail at first. he manages to stifle his laughter into a quieted snicker. she eventually frees herself — which is good because the tundrian isn't overly sure he'd have helped; life was cruel and so was he — and turns to face him. her blush goes unnoticed, hidden by the thick mousy brown fur that appears to be a grayer hue on her face. her eyes stand out in startling contrast against the darker coloration of her face wintersbane notes as his own blue eyes — the color chipped glacial ice — takes her in, in a quick assessment.

his ears cup forth as she speaks, explaining to him that she wasn't looking for wonderland — which was good because he was being sarcastic — only to correct him by saying 'food land'. food land? food land. wintersbane processes it and feels his brow furrow and then raise, completed with a short, amused snort. "food land." he repeats and that time the tundrian does chuckle. "well," wintersbane draws, leaning slightly to the side to peer past her to the rabbit hole her muzzle'd been buried into moments ago. "no offense but i don't think you're gonna fit in food land." he remarks.

the doe and her fawn comes to his mind then. there's a fifty-fifty chance they'd gotten far enough away to miss the ruckus she'd been making moments ago ...but there was also a chance they hadn't. "i noticed a doe and fawn scent trail a few paces back," he gestures over his shoulder with a quick jerk of his muzzle. "doe's are infamous for hiding their fawns in tall grass or thick foliage for hours while they go out and search. if mama's left the baby ...and they didn't get spooked off ...the fawn will be an easy catch." having to fend for himself for majority of his life made wintersbane into a well accomplished hunter ( of course, else he'd have starved long ago ). "i'm wintersbane." he offers his name then, as if it was more of an afterthought and less of an introduction; though it's true he's a bit more reluctant to offer up his name even if it was just an alias.