The features of the scenery were unfamiliar and she was struggling to gain a working understanding of them that suited well enough to ease her mind. She was reluctant to trek too far, lest the footing turn too unfavorable, and with hunger bothering her more and more by the hour, patience ran exceptionally thin.
Yet she gritted her teeth and wove on, setting her jaw with firm determination to continue on. Survival banked on her success alone with no others to fall back on in times of struggle. Amekaze would have to preserve and keep going on until she had no strength left to go, for if she were to be taken down by something so trivial as a week or two of poor hunting (for she only hoped it to be a brief thing), at least she would go down fighting it.
On and on she continued, prowling with her nose low and ears pricked accordingly. This only changed when she heard a quick bark -- a note that came from somewhere up the slopes. Amekaze stopped abruptly and shot a look that way, surprised in what she saw.
The tan female with unmistakable markings was a familiar sight. She softened the intensity of her stare (and accompanying frown) at this finding then offered a low chuff in return. Ah, hello, it has been a while..
she called back with a voice lifted only just enough to be heard. While circumstances of time could have changed matters between them, but Amekaze still did not default to outright concern when greeted with the company of Xi'nuata.
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