Rising Sun Valley pen in one hand, sword in the other

there isn't a thread prefix for it at the moment, but set in swiftcurrent creek technically. she's being nosy, so if any creek holdouts are still hanging around..they'd be cool? but, def all welcome ^^

This time, when her patrol in the company of the dawn finished up and her path began to curve down the mountainside, she headed towards the east into the valley there. She traipsed past the shadow of Mount Apikuni and lingered carefully in the fields there. Ahead, she knew the Creek rested, with the wetlands just north. All winter she had stayed away, almost going so far as to forget about the pack she had once been a part of when it was most convenient to her. They had never made her do otherwise, as Scimitar's leadership never conflicted with her own -- the way she preferred it to be.

It only came up now and then.. most notably, when Rain had asked outright of their history and she had revisited it in full, from the beginning to their truce. Which was what led her here today. The Spire had upheld the no hunting in their chosen territories, just as the Creek had done the same.. but the more she traveled into what should have been the very fringes of Swiftcurrent buffer zones (she knew, for once she had patrolled them), nothing even familiar caught her attention.

Made brazen by this new information, she lurked onward into what had been forbidden for so long. Soon, the sound of the creek's current made its way to her, albeit distantly, and nostalgia bit hard.

So she slowed down to a delicate meander, now proceeding with a bit of caution. Here, she could still faintly smell the Creek's pack. It was old, faded, and untended.. but there were the occasional familiar scents mingled into it, none of which spoke of disease or outright strife here. Yet, obviously, they were no longer here. She had to wonder what had happened, but it was difficult to deny that this news came with a small sense of satisfaction that was cemented as she picked her way further towards the namesake waterway.