*Keeping the date a bit vague if that's ok with you. Cal likely still smells like a member of Rivenwood, but at this time would no longer be a member*
He wasn't sure where to go. Other than following behind the paw prints of his late mother to new pack territories he had not explored the Wilds around him. Everything seemed new despite several things being familiar. It wasn't as though the ground beneath him could differ greatly, yet to feel the welcoming chill of the frosted grass beneath his paws during the season of heat was a new experience for him.
The heat incubated in his coat and perhaps naturally he had been drawn northward. Following the chill in the air more accommodating to his size and build. He walked around without intent, lugging his weight around, at a leisurely pace. He had nowhere to be and nowhere to go. Although never forced towards anything in his life this sense of freedom was new and daunting. To take it in short bursts was his mind's way of handling it all.
Then the wind brought something new. The smell of an individual not hailing from Rivenwood. There had been visitors and newcomers to the pack before that Cal had interacted with, but always within the borders where the territorial scent was always present. He turned his head to better align his nostrils and identified it to be another male. The open plains left little to the imagination as he caught sight of the light-coated male from afar.
Never having been overly warry of others in the past Calcifer thought it would be a good chance to meet someone new. Perhaps someone that could give him an idea of what the area had in store. With subtle intrigue, he strolled in the direction of the male.
The mystery male did nothing as Calcifer approached. He did not appear to be on his way to someplace or in the middle of something. He simply stood there and his head occasionally moved one way to another.
Then Calcifer caught a glimpse of the male's eyes as he walked closer. The moment he did the male became even tenser than before and frantically fell to the ground and rolled over almost like a comical opossum pretending to be dead.
This caused Calcifer to hesitate before moving forward. He kept a constant leisurely pace and stopped a few paced from the upturned male. "Are you alright?" Calcifer asked in his deep smooth voice.
The light male opened his eyes and looked Calcifer up and down before responding. He said that he was fine and proceeded to apologize, which only made Calcifer doubt what the male said. Though Cal's experience of life outside of Rivenwood was limited he felt strongly that presenting ones self in such a submissive manner so quickly was not normal. Perhaps he had thought Calcifer a threat, but he had done nothing other than walk toward the male.
"It's ok. Are you certain you are alright? I know we just meet, so excuse my boldness, but you seem to be acting strangely." Cal stated openly and honestly. This unique encounter intrigued him and he wanted to learn more.