Redtail Rise I'll tell you all about it when I see you again

I've been way too slack with Reek lately!

Life had become a waiting game.  Reek had found himself living in limbo in the days following Wynter and his encounter with the ambitious yearling, Saena.  The days all blended together in their humdrum monotony, and they eventually turned into weeks as the duo struggled together to make ends meet.  Reek had dug out a small den for the two to share high up in the ridge.  It was a humble little hole with barely enough room for two, however, Reek was quite proud of his creation.  He sprawled out inside as he quietly admired his handiwork from within, his usual shit-eating grin plastered across his face.   

Although Reek was proud of his accomplishments in pseudo-domesticity with his former pack mate, the time had not been kind.  The little weight that the ragged wolf had put on during his time with the pack at Ankyra Sound had all but melted away, leaving him gaunt, skeletal, and sickly once again, however that did little to impact his mood.  The bastard was as jovial as ever.  

He stretched inside the empty den, enjoying the extra space he had while Wynter hunted.  The morning's light poured into it's small opening, casting shadows that danced across Reek's face.  Starving or not, life was good.  A low, close howl stabbed through the air, cutting the morning's silence to an abrupt end.  Reek rose onto shaky legs as he pulled himself from his hole and began to move south toward it's source.  He spotted Saena from atop the ridge as she headed down to the foothills.  Reek clumsily bounded down the ridge toward the yearling who had her back to him.  Poking his head out quickly from behind a rock, the ragged wolf decided to let his presence known.  "Boo,"  shot the wolf from behind, grinning from ear to ear.  "You rang?"