Moonspear Synesthesia

It turned out that this visit to the caldera had been unplanned and had transpired all because of a groundhog. Floki hadn't had as much time recently to work on his hunting skills -- he spent a lot more time patrolling the borders, which made him realize that perhaps it was time to shift his interests -- but he was happy to hear of Wildfire's success. Although she hadn't actually run into her mother, she had apparently gleaned some good news from "Uncle El." Floki had never met Fox or Elwood, but felt like he knew them from hearing Wildfire talk about them.

She turned the tables then, asking if he had been busy fulfilling his duties as Beta. He shrugged his shoulders, the corners of his lips turning down slightly again. He was proud of his new role, but it was bittersweet after the fight with Tevinter. Never did he question whether or not he deserved it, but Tevinter had tried hard to plant the seeds of doubt in his head.

"Kind of, but not really. A lot of patrolling, but it's pretty mindless," he said. That was why his thoughts had drifted in the first place. He was thankful, though, that the outskirts had proved to be boring so far; he was still very much a rookie and not prepared to deal with unexpected altercations. "I was actually feeling a little grumpy," he admitted, "but I knew seeing you would cheer me up. It's working." He smiled.