Sun Mote Copse from dusk until dawn

arunik'ra had been pacing along the perimeter of molech's shrine when the first pale rosy pylons of light flushed the canopy. guiltily, the female looked up, having been caught unawares by the day's advent.

she had not meant to slip from her sleeping duties, but her duties to molech compelled her. with one last nip with her little teeth she severed the last rogue branch from a shrub next to molech's shrine and stepped back to appreciate her handiwork. with the sun out, she could see the shrine in it's full and a boon of pride swelled within her.

she wished to gather river-stones to line the shrine, and without delay she made for the borders. it was not until she nearly came upon the river did she spy a wolf sitting in a pool of goldenrod-hued sunlight. a small, spare frame -- two long, slender ears - arunik'ra thought at first it might be a coyote and her head lowered in suspicion.

as she drew closer she realized her folly, though her posture did not relent. "greetings, traveler." she extended softly, her bright yellow gaze curious. her posture was not outright aggressive, but this female was close to her home and she remained quiet guarded.