Big Salmon Lake to release this serendiptious design

For @Harlyn!

They had set off from the Plateau without ceremony. Mordecai had asked Harlyn to join him as he set off to with the message that he was to deliver to a certain someone of the Caldera, and she had. The company made the travel go smoothly and quick and by the time dusk had settled the pair of wolves found themselves beginning to crest the muddy banks of the lake. It had been a long while since Mordecai had found himself there, but memory served him well as familiar landscapes rolled back into view. They had avoided the fringes of even the furthest reach the Spine could have had and in turn, had also avoided the dark woods that had housed his former attackers.

"Looks like it's going to be a clear night," he murmured to his darker-marked companion. He set his gaze to find her for a moment, a thin smile crossing his face. He didn't imagine they would go too much further for breaking to rest, and behind it came the former promise of a little story telling. He didn't feel he was much good when it came to tales, but all the same, he hoped to make good on it once the sun had fully set and they found themselves at ease for the night.

the dear hunter — his hands matched his tongue