Sleepless I dream of the day [m]

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The idea that he was more comfortable outside his lands than in was a strange one, but lately it seemed the Alpha male could only catch his breath when he departed for a time, allowing cares to beat in the background for a time rather than clamoring about overwhelmingly.  This time he did not go south, but west, a short distance only from his secluded home.

The destruction of the storm that laid waste to the south lands had not touched here either, not in any large capacity.  He picked his way carefully down the slope, knowing that a fall could be disasterous, and slowly approached the spring that defined this small territory.  It was a clear, cold source of water and he drank his fill before looking out over the glen below.

A guilty sort of dread came over him upon thought of returning this night, so he sat instead, trying to enjoy some peace before he would make the trip back.  Traversing the mountain would be difficult once evening fell.