Phantom Hollow jekyll and hyde

Artaxias continued in his deign to fill his belly, tearing eagerly at what the carcass had left to offer him that had not previously been eaten or picked away. The flies were bothersome and he flicked them away with his tail and ears as they buzzed around him, probably annoyed that he was eating away their food source. In the spectrum of things, they meant nothing to him and so their survival was of no concern to him. The sound of footfalls did not go unnoticed by Artaxias as he ate but he could not determine an exact pin point, and thus a direction that they were falling in. The fog created many illusions, and for all he knew the other creature could be miles away, the sound carried. 

It turned out that this was not the case, as a hopeful greeting cut through the previous silence, the voice that carried it sounding ...boyish. Young. Not yet hit his puberty. Aratxias swallowed the mouthful of elk he had been chewing, licked his lips and turned to face whom he presumed to be the owner of the voice that had beckoned out to him. Fiery eyes took in the boy: tall but gangly, young. Old enough to be out here on his own but perhaps not old enough to garner the confidence that came with experience — or so Artaxias assumed. 

“Hey,” The Kesuk-DiSarinno greeted him in return, unable but to help the very adult 'where are you parents?' question from snaking into his mind. “Hungry?” Artaxias inquired and stepped to the side, gesturing to the carcass with his muzzle. He'd eaten his fill, or rather as much of decaying meat as he could personally stomach without being entirely grossed out by the concept. Besides, it hadn't been Artaxias' kill anyway so therefore he felt no possession over it. Seizing the opportunity when it arose he sniffed subtly in the younger male's direction, deciphering that he wore a heavy pack scent though which pack the pariah didn't know. He'd only just arrive and had more pressing concerns regarding himself then to be checking out every pack that held a claim in the Valley (though truly he had no idea just how many packs there were).