Dawnlark Plains 'salem's lot

There had once been a time in which the call of the open road had reached Reek Redtail to his very core. There was a freedom to wandering about that appealed to Reek greatly. It was tough to pinpoint exactly where, but somewhere along the line, something had changed in Reek. Nowadays, he was largely a homebody -- stealing away beyond the borders only when he had proper reason.

Today, he had reason. He had seen no sign of Vuk following their consummation of their affection for each other, and this gave Reek reason to worry. There had been no sign nor scent to follow, but as Reek departed his grotto to make the daily rounds, he caught her scent lingering close. He followed, only to find that it trailed away, away from the grotto.

In pursuit, Reek walked for miles just for the chance to see her again, but when he finally came upon her, his heart sank in his chest. It was no mystery to Reek that she was broken, in fact, her shared sorrow is what he felt connect him to her. But still, it pained him to see her this way.

He approached. Drawing himself beside her to lay against her. With a whine, Reek rested his head gently into the scruff of her neck and began to groom her in the hopes it would bring her some sort of comfort and in a way of saying; I'm here for you.