Ouroboros Spine CONQUER

She strode steadfast and aware as they crossed into the territory known as the Spine. There were creatures were — at least one, Lotan — that she had encountered before. But the mysteries of the terrain had not been revealed to her now so Echelon's own exploration was tentative. Yet she did not stray far from Tonravik as they moved along the borders, only let her eyes linger briefly on the female that had also joined them. Like her aokkatti, she was a bear of a female in comparison to Echelon, who was often outsized and outweighed by others. And there was a fire that burned within her crisply as well, the very thing that Tartok would utilize in the future to come.

With her eyes trained on the forestry of the elevation around them, Echelon stayed quiet and waited. It would only be a matter of time before this guideless pack came out to seek them and if they were not spotted on sight alone, they would be spotted by smell in due time. Provided they were a vigilant sort, of course.