Emberwood Parting Ways

his approach did not remain unnoticed. the pale wolf turned about in a composed manner, her soft eyes resting upon him without reproach. ich'aak's ears pulled forward in interest as she spoke a plaintive word he did not fathom. while his expression was free of any sort of posturing or aggression, he did not rejoin with any sort of audible dialogue.

she seemed alone, a fact that might have emboldened ich'aak's proximity to her. with one ear turned in her direction the coyote started to skim the snow with his thin muzzle, searching for any vole cross-ways beneath the snow.