Overture Downs like somebody somewhere could see

Can bump to present day? :D

Sangilak had sent him on a mission to discover other places, seek out a territory that would be suitable. So far, Tatkret had come up with nothing. There was a set of opposing mountains north from this current place, but it seemed too close to where they settled for now. Perhaps the mountains to the south? It was meant to be a quick trip, though the boy wasn't too fussed with timeliness, so he pressed onwards, long strides taking him further from from the taiga.

Currently, he followed a stream lined with cattails, lacking both the determination and focus that he had when Sangilak had first given him this mission. Lazily, he brushed his chin against the reedy plants before snapping at one, breaking it off for no other reason than because he could.

He went to tear at another one before a sudden scent piqued his interest — squirrel. Quickly, he realised a wolf was also present and there was little chance that the squirrel would still be fair game. Despite this, Tatkret loped away from the spot and towards the scent, quickly finding a pale stranger with a swath of red along his back. The boy's eyes immediately flicked to the dead creature in its jaws, though he lingered back, perplexed by the other's haggard posture.