The dark queen walked alongside her new lover, into the mountains to find their new home. It had been a long journey of almost 2 whole days, but they had pulled through with no problems to speak off.

Malice stayed beside her lover as they traveled through new lands, away from the coast. The sudden change of atmosphere was overwhelming and they soon found a few critters to feast upon. Of course, not all there prey had been caught, but there bellies were full enough to make it through the journey to the mountains. On there way, they encountered no others, none worth mentioning. Their journey had been long, but not tiring as they took their time to rest at midnight.

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Finally, they came across a place that was capable enough for the two to settle upon. A canyon drenched in the color red, her favorite. She chuffed to her lover, signing that she liked this place and hoped he felt the same.

Her lover seemed happy about this place as well, expressing his thoughts with a small kiss on her muzzle, then darting away like a happy pup going outside the den for the first time. She smiled, chuckling as she ran after him further into their to-be home. She raced after him, joining his laughter with her own wicked sound, trying to playfully tackle him.

They had found it. Not only a home, but a thing called love, and there was no stopping the two as they would rise above any creature in this land. Their reign would be permanent!

Her attempt to tackle was successful, and they fell to the ground with the dark queen on top. She brushed up against him with her head before their noses touched and the kisses that came after. She licked his muzzle before getting off the boy, giving the place another look. It was really something, and she was sure that others might think the same. Oh, she couldn't wait for their home to be official, but she knew she had to be patient. Everything had it's time, there was no use in rushing it.

Quite the place, don't you think? She commented, still looking at the crimson surrounding them.

The boy raised, now looking around himself before commenting. Malice could agree with him, and thought this place to be even better than a forest. This place seemed to fit the two more, perhaps because of her liking of the color of blood. She would gladly call this place their home, along with their future followers.

Me too. It really fits us, don't you think? She replied, following him to wherever he was wandering off to. The squishy sand-like ground they were walking on was a bit foreign at first, though she felt like she was walking on a cloud. It would take some time to get used to, but it wouldn't be such a big issue.

His request to make dens already was a rather odd one. Sure they needed them once the pack was established, but for now the ground was comfortable enough for her. Also, they had just arrived here, no knowledge of possible threats nor packs in the area. What if there was a problem, one they couldn't solve so they had to move again? It was foolish to already put hard work into this place since nothing was certain yet.

No, that can wait for later. She replied, nudging him playfully on the shoulder. For now, we must search for others and explore, getting to know the area and food around here.

She felt the ground hit her back and the weight of Cog on the other side as she got tackled. She chuckled as he caught her off-guard, now playfully trying to fight her. She nibbled a bit on his neck, her new favorite spot to put her muzzle, but stopped once he looked her in the eyes.

They had indeed found a very nice place, and she agreed with him with a small nod. Let's get going then, who knows what awaits us?