For you? Always :D
Darcia had eye for the same hawk, watching it wheel and screech as it dove, collecting a rabbit from the ground not too far from where the brute stood. He yawned as he pressed on, ascending Everfall as he had not been able to do in the summerstorm previously. He had returned here for more than one reason, the most glaring of which was that the day was exponentially clearer, and therefore in his favor to explore. It wasn't particularly hot either, and the higher he climbed, the stronger the welcome breezes became. His less obvious reason for returning to the peak was that his first venture had turned out somewhat advantageous, and he was curious to know what else he might find on the long-mountain's treacherous paths.
Though he had been born on a particularly dangerous peak himself, the Everfall was particularly unforgiving for a wolf his size. The male's progress was arduous, and slow, and just as he was beginning to think he should head back down, a flash of gold among all the greystone caught his prying eyes. From his range it was easy enough to distinguish that it was a wolf, but as the wind was not in his favor, he could not deduce much else about the elegant creature.
Darcia was uninterested in heading any higher, or putting his life at any more risk than it already was on these passes deemed thin and unsafe for a wolf his size, he called out to her with a short-howl— a noise loud enough to carry, but too quick to warrant itself a true song of any sort. Darcia canted his head at the brilliant creature, and waited to see what she would choose to do.
As the wolf's features became closer and clearer to him, he found that he was looking at a bright and proud woman— slim, lissome, and made for such dangerous heights judging by the grace with which she balanced herself. Darcia did not fare the same here. not only had it been quite some time since he'd last climbed a mountain, this one was particularly unfriendly to his height and weight. he remembered how confident he had once been on narrow ledges such as this, but he had lost his love of mountains the day he'd left the Blacksea, for he felt no other peak would ever compare to the severe place of his birth.
"Not as well as you," he called up to her. "And I dare not climb higher, lest I make charges to a well of luck that's not as deep as I presume." He wondered if she would come closer, or if she would maintain her slight distance above him. Darcia was personally more interested, but he also had ulterior motives to finding wolves not accompanied by others, so he wouldn't be offended if she didn't hold the same regard for him as he had for her.
Darcia, who was typically an observer before anything, noticed things immediately about this she-wolf that he did not often see in their kind. Most wolves relied on physical prowess in expression to their pride, but while this gold-wheat queen was not physically intimidating, she had a set to her chin and a shine behind her bright eyes that alluded to a strength that did not come from size or musculature. He watched her with naked interest, his curiosity lain bare as he gave a curt nod to her invitation. Under normal circumstance he might have refused, but Darcia wanted to know the siren valkyrie, and he was willing to risk it all for a taste.
He followed her gaze and instruction, carefully beginning to heave himself in her direction with a gait that seemed oddly graceful for a wolf his size. In truth, he had to exercise every bit of skill and muscle he could muster to manage the thin ledges, but soon, as promised, the paths widened to expose him to surer footing, and he followed the curve to a wide outcropping that could house them both at a comfortable distance.
Darcia held back on his end, tail lifted and waving in silent appreciation of her guidance as he waited to see if she would brave the space between them to come closer.
Eshe is gonna end up at WWS! So after this, they can part ways / she wanders off, ect ect
At least he listened, which many of their species did not accomplish without a great deal of effort. She gave a little hum of approval as he made his way carefully to the slight incline she'd directed him to. She licked her lips as she focused herself on the ridge she was walking and made her way to him with equal concentration. Once se'd managed to find her footing on the larger expanse she took a seat, curling her tail demurely around her paws. It was no show of false humility, she much preferred to take up as little space as possible so that there was less opportunity to be attacked.
"What drove you to try and scale this mountain?" Eshe asked curiously, her different colored eyes both focused on the stranger. Very few would willingly drag themselves up the mountain but he had done so and she was curious if there was a specific reason or just curiosity.