Ouroboros Spine Where Dreams Went to Die

When Kodiak's paws scraped the ground as the depth of the lake gave way to the shallows, he understood what Iqniq had saw and where he was going. The fog had hidden from them this island, and as he emerged from the water he gave his grizzled brown coat a vigorous shake. His packmates' noses dropped to the earth, but Kodiak rose his muzzle and breathed in the breeze, catching whiffs of deer.

Efficiency was trained within him, and so he spread out from his packmates, travelling in the same direction as Iqniq, but at some distance so that he did not cover the ground the russet male had. He was still within ear-shot of his comrades, and could even catch glimpses of them periodically. It was now that his muzzle dipped to the ground, switching between testing the breeze and picking up the combination of fresh and trace scents.