The sterling outrider trotted down the hill and after stopping to gaze around for a moment, he began running towards the thick dense woodland he spotted in the distance. Stretching out his limbs, arching his spine before withdrawing and repeating again, it wasn't long before he reached the start of the thick treeline where he stopped to admire the forest. Although he hated its suffocating atmosphere, you couldn't deny the beauty in this place.

"What do you think?" he asked Adair. This forest should be able to feed the wolves of the Bypass and shelter them during winter, especially Paar since she came from warmer climates. Winter usually never bothered him but this time it did, he cared for Paar's well-being. He flicked his tail as he waited for his subordinate's answer.

The aspiring Praetor listened as his subordinate spoke. "Paarthurnax would like it," he muttered absentmindedly, nowadays every decision that he made seem to relate to Paar in someway. "Follow me," he murmured and trotted into the thick dense woodland. Steady paws pressed against soft earth as he walked. Prey scents wafted towards his nose, perhaps this was indeed a good spot to spend winter in. Even if he loathed forests.

"Have you met Paar?" he asked his subordinate, turning his piercing platinum gaze to look at Adair's hazel amber ones. He wanted to know how Paar was doing, was she safe? He knew she would be annoyed if he followed her around but she probably would be even more annoyed if he sent Adair to do the job.

"Aye, I met the bonny. We haven't had a sit down, or a personal talk, but from what I saw, shes as delicate as a sakura blossom, and as gentle as a newborn butterfly. I fo feel as though she is in good health though. And if she is indulged in the Healers ways, she just may be grateful that you conserved this land, friend." The sterling outrider tilted his head slightly as he spoke, not really taken in what Adair was saying, his mind was on other things as he trudged through the forest.

"We're planning on getting the pack together in one big den for winter, what do you think?" technically it was Bazi's idea but did it really matter now? Here, he was the highest ranking wolf, he didn't need to submit to that young ivory female anymore. He was free to steal all her ideas.

"Now what does that name mean, Shadow?" The aspiring Praetor flashed a smirk at Adair's direction. "Why don't you try to guess," he did not want to tell Adair the meaning just yet. He was the leader, he didn't need to tell him everything single decision he made, every single name meaning he chose.

He trotted into the clearing, the grass tickling the bottom of his paws as he walked, he breathed in the forest air and pricked his ear as the bird song rang through the forest. Life couldn't be any better.

He flashed his subordinate a brief smile when he figured out what the name meant but his mind was on other things and he didn't really care whether or not Adair knew the meaning. He sniffed the air, looked around the clearing, analyzing this place and remembering it before trudging out of the rock-walled place and deeper into the forest.

His tail rose an inch higher into the air as he walked, his sterling eyes gazing around the forest warily. He wondered whether or not Bazi or Scimitar would dare venture to the Bypass. Hopefully they wouldn't, he did not wish to fight yet.