The Heartwood Exploration (M)

While it could be a rarity for others to leave Wheeling Gull Isle, it was becoming a habit for Beric. He would wander off, sometimes not coming back at all that day, though he always went back before two days time was up. He did his duties while he was there, but his heart was leading him away more and more. Soon, he would walk away and not return to the island.

Today, his paws took him to Great Bear Wilderness. Why anyone would want to live in bear-infested country was beyond him, but hey, who was he to talk? He was here, wasn't he? He hadn't been this far from shore before, so he might as well check it out. The scent his nose caught he wasn't expecting. It was pack mate. So far from home, as well. He followed it, his gaze catching her. Ypres, he called out from a distance. He didn't want to come up on her unannounced, or startle her. He closed the distance between them, I wasn't expecting to run into you so far from home, he admitted.