Herbalists' Cache cthulu dawn [m]

Thank you vair for starting~

The morning was so bright it felt like a strain to the eyes until cloudcover offered sweet relief. Ishi, who had fur brighter still, padded down a low slope into the forest. He had been travelling for what felt like minutes (it had been that fun!) but it had actually been quite the number of hours, on and off. See, the boy was training to be a Scout, and that involved a hell of a lot of scouting. He had spent time in Lost Creek Hollow to establish himself as a packmate, even making friends along the way, but he'd only been there a few days before he decided to go on a proper big journey... and this was it.

The youth was met by perfumes he'd never smelt before. It seemed that even in Winter there were natural treats round every corner in this forest, little snow blossoms and sweet-smelling leaves — and some not-so-sweet smelling. Ishi imagined that in the Summer this place would be alive with heady colour, but for now it served to be a curiosity in the heart of the cold months. But there was something else here too. Something he couldn't quite see but for the dipped curvature of dark muscle — a stranger with his muzzle low and searching.

Hello? he uttered, voice quite calm and chirpy but not entirely confident. He was a long way from safety...