Broken Boulder and the sun said, "it hurts to become."

Dio maintained his confidence that this would go in their favor as they set out across the northern wilds. The plan was simple, and the end goal was clear-cut, so alongside the determination to get it done successfully, he was hopeful that this would not be escalating beyond this. They trekked in silence and would make their point as soon as they got there, because if by some off chance this did not end in their favor, they would just come back at them even harder. 

He perked when the Heda drew to a stop, and swung his ears her way as the last string of instructions rolled out. Afterward, he glanced to Lorne, the little red wolf he was vaguely familiar with from before, and nodded. He followed her lead and moved off after she did, lowering his nose to the ground on the hunt.