Otter Creek of an austere ebon tide

I always tend to go with the flow. Makes it easier to adapt to unexpected things! And I definitely feel like these two will cross paths in more than just this thread too, especially if Rayder makes a name for himself with the way you've been posting. :D

Mordecai wouldn't deny that there were tedious parts to being on his own. It was one of the things he had trouble with at the start, but he had managed to keep himself going. Sure, he might have been a little thinned out from the winter, a little weary seeming at the edges, but he still had his youth on his side. And it wasn't like he hadn't stopped here or there or rendered himself useful to a pack in exchange for a little rest and recuperation. At that moment, he didn't know whether or not he would find himself staying in the Wilds or not.

“Just give it a chance, you might be surprised. And if not, well, then you can't say you didn't try.” That was all they could really do, he supposed. Give it a decent effort and see what results were brewed up. If nothing really happened, or if it fizzled out, then at least the option was explored, right? He rolled his shoulder in a shrug to punctuate it all. “I won't be the last one to say that everywhere is perfect anyway. I think most of us answer the call we think is made for us and sometimes it just isn't what it seems when you get there.”