Moonspear natsukashii

The weather hadn't given him the time to familiarize himself with the territory as he'd have liked. Instead he'd spent a great deal of time cooped up in relative proximity to Amekaze's rendevouz site in the small, old badger hollow he'd dug out for himself. It wasn't the most ideal situation, but it gave him plenty of time to ruminate on the current status of things. He, the soldier, was now in service to the dark female and her family whom he hadn't even met yet. He didn't even know if they would prove to be worth the risk to his hide.

But the snows were slowing and the clouds slowly breaking up, signaling the end of the long snows. The great pale beast uncurled from his sleep and rose slowly, stretching out his long limbs, and dipping down into a prolonged bow to loosen the kinks in his back. A grunt billowed from his mouth in a vapor cloud, and he cupped his ears towards the lower reaches of the peak. Somewhere, below, the wind carried the scent of wolf, and it was fresh. He couldn't be certain who it belonged to; their scent all seemed to culminate into what he now knew as Moonspear, but it was enough to pique his interest.

The prospective Guardian strode down the trail in pursuit of the scent with his nose down to the snow. It didn't take long for a shadow to materialize a few dozen yards ahead, but the shadow did not reveal itself to be anything other than Amekaze herself. He stopped, blinked, then set off at a quicker clip to catch up with the elusive Alpha female. "The damned weather finally let up," he chuffed as he came within earshot. Janus waved his tail and smiled should she look this way. "Mind if I join you?"