Ouroboros Spine Fun Time's Over, Kiddies

There was no denying her presence. Physical or in traces upon the ground, she was everywhere. This place was hers through and through. One day, his own scent might be as engrained upon the borders, but his endeavors here were still new and it was far more difficult to pick out the scent of oneself. For him, it was all her. Mostly. She drowned out the scents of their pack mates. Hers was more thorough. More true.

She did not take kindly to his affections of play. The growl warned him off, leaving Kero to nudge her beneath the nose as he took to leaning his shoulder against her shoulder instead. A nuisance, perhaps, but they'd each circled these borders once and now that they'd crossed paths they could entertain themselves with something else. He'd gotten to know some aspects of her character in a short span of time, but there was still so much more to discover.

The dirt within her pelt caused him to sneak. He stepped away, shaking his head to clear his nose before he looked back in her direction. A playful wag touched his tail as a curious gleam rose within his eyes. She was a silent creature, but he'd drawn words from her before. Perhaps he could manage it again. "You always find the best ways to make your appearance more grotesque." A comment directed towards her dirtied pelt, but he knew Toni did not care for such frivolous details. "We could make it worse."