Mudminnow River we are the greatest pretenders

Despite having lived in Rising Sun Valley for almost a year many areas of the region remained unexplored by him. He had never sought the outrider trade, and his duty as warden and warrior had kept him close to him.. later followed by his rise to Beta and then Alpha in Swiftcurrent Creek. Travel had been minimal unless it claimed purpose, except for now. Now, he had a family settling within the area, and he desired to know exactly what they were walking in to.
 
The Sunspire pack seemed to still be settled to their west, but they had not had trouble from them for some time now. Noctisardor Bypass was long gone – and thankfully so. Phoenix Maplewood was a short distance from them, but while Jade Fern Grove might not have been in the north, the Frostfur still considered the north coalition to remain in place.
 
A river wound through the land before him – nothing remarkable, but one he had never visited before. His strides were lengthy until he noticed a golden figure in the near distance. The male seemed lost in his own thoughts, and the dark agouti wolf paused, debating whether to interrupt that silence or leave him in peace.