Blacktail Deer Plateau teach a man to fish

a voice disturbed him as he was shaking water from his muzzle, and he opened his eyes, the source of the noise slowly coming into his vision. a wolf he hadn't encountered before--though she must be morningside, if she were here. and she smelt of grayday and dawn, so she must be in the pack's good graces as well.

aditya stood silently, watching her expertly snag a fish from the water's depths, and smiled. "i grew up on the coast, too," he replied, his voice rueful. "didn't get much fishing in there, though. preferred the land animals."

he sighed in remembrance. "there was this one herd of deer near the giant sequoias whose numbers never seemed to dwindle. i feasted well when i was in the area." stopping his babbling for a moment, he took another look at the woman. she was very unique, cream-colored with a ginger ruff and tail. her golden-brown eyes had a sparkle that he quite liked.

"my name is aditya, but call me 'adi,'" he introduced himself, giving a small nod to her, not unlike a respectful bow. "your face is new to me. i haven't yet met everyone here."