King Elk Forest burn it up

Why he wasn't miles away enjoying his age with a carcass on the left and the ocean on his right, Uka had no clue. It's just, there was something that wouldn't let him leave. Let him tell it, he was staying because it was the logical thing to do; he could have left whenever he wanted! But deep down, even he knew that it was deeper than that. There was something here calling for him, and Uka was too afraid to answer. 

So, instead of spending his time within the borders, Uka moseyed on around the border whistling as he went. Every once in a while, he would stop to mark, but it felt too unnatural for him to keep it up for long; his place had always been in the heart of the pack, never on the outskirts. Up ahead stalked someone else, which Uka was a bit surprised to see. Ahoy, stranger! he called out as he began to trot onwards. Had this been any other time, he might have just turned around and walked the other way, but he was feeling particularly friendly.