Summer Blooms - IC Joining Thread

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Tezcacoatl was adament upon the borders, systematically making his way through his daily routines. The pack was scarce these days, though this came as no real surprise to him. Even Tuwawi had been distant and Tezcacoatl wondered if his brief though consequential lapse in good judgement (and perhaps even sanity) was the cause of this. He supposed he deserved no less. He deserved to fail. It was what he got for being a poor leader and a poorer man. He didn't need to be told over and over how he was shit because he felt it. Felt it in the contemptual dissapointment he felt within himself every time he took a step back to reflect on the pack's status. Yet, defiance was strong with him and the fool kept on. He kept on fighting, kept on with the fiery desire to prove the words of the Amazon women wrong. That he could do this, that he could be a good leader and a better man. Determination drove him. It fueled the fire of defiance against even his own doubts, and for the moment it was enough to keep him going forward. To remember his mistakes so as to avoid making them again, but to let them go so that he could, importantly, move on from them. Learn.

It was during a border patrol that he stumbled across her. At least, the scent that clung to her pelt identified her as a her, but beyond that there was nothing overly specific. No pack, he garnered as he quickened his pace until her shiloutte came into view, crumpled against the hard earth. Confusion tugged at Tezcacoatl's brow as his steps slowed, caution over ruling every and any thing else he might have been inclined to feel. He sniffed at the air closer, looking to see if he could scent a sickness but there was nothing overly off. So, he drew nearer to her. He let out a bark to announce his presence to her, leaving a good distance between her and himself in case she did end up having an illness that he could not immediately notice. “What are you doing so close to Frostfire Ridge's borders?” In reality, she had left adequate distance between her curled up shape and his urine markings (which was good for her) but it was close enough for him to be territorial about it.