Stone Circle the scientist

Though at first Rickon didn't understand Valette's limitation, he remembered the circumstances under which they had met, and knew instantly that he didn't want to put her through the same thing she had just recently gone through with her missing friend. "I'll only be a howl away, Val— I promise," he told her, meeting her eye and giving a solid nod to reassure her. "Thank you," he added quickly, and though he was loathe to peel away from October, he darted forward and ducked his tall head to place a carefully appreciative lick upon Valette's chin. "See ya soon," he murmured to her, turning on his heel to begin leading October away from the Hollow.

"C'mon. We'll search around the base of the mountains. If they did find a way through, we'll find out where." Nudging her pale shoulder, the two began a slow trot westward, side by side.

i'll start us a new thread, katie :)