Shadow Mountain The endless search

One misstep among the rocks had sent Banner stumbling forward with a quiet gasp.  Her front paw had the misfortune of landing on a smaller, lose rock nestled carefully among its larger neighbors.  The small brown female righted herself, thankful to not have suffered an embarassing fall, and glared at the ground briefly.  This place sure was beautiful, but apparently that came with a price for wolves unable to give their full attention to their surroundings.

Banner grumbled and moved forward, her bright green eyes alternating between the ground and her path ahead.  She didn't have a destination in mind, but her wanderings had brought her fairly far South today through more mountainous territory - she'd even passed right by Menta's new home.  The dark brown female made a note to visit her friend one of these days.  Maybe in a few weeks.  Life in these parts had only just come back around from the famine a short while ago.

She paused from her elevated position, her head lowering slightly.  A male larger than she - though most males were, come to think of it! - seemed to be having a difficult time traversing the terrain.  It wasn't so treacherous that passage was impossible, but he looked a bit.. haggard?  That probably wasn't the right word.  He seemed exhausted, really, and Banner's expression softened.  She wasn't sure what to say.  Should she say anything?  Her weight shifted from one paw to the other as an awkward air settled around her.