Kildeer Rest who's gonna show this stranger around?

for @Xahi and other Bracken wolves!

After his brief spar with the Drageda boy, his itchy paws weren't satisfied. Instead, they took him north, around the glacier and its sister mountain, skirting the edge of the dark woods he'd passed through from his initial journey here. After more than a half-day of nonstop travel, galloping happily across the open ground, he came to rest in a barren field, panting, his muscles aching slightly.

Shale lapped at a small pool of snowmelt; once his thirst was sated, he moved on, padding placidly through the place, ears pricked as he looked around. He'd thought no packs had settled this far north, but was wrong--ahead, near the treeline, the scent of border markings was fresh and strong.

Not so much a keep out, though. . .more a we're here! Curious.

Intrigued, Shale came closer, though keeping a respectful distance from the smell. Though it was a relatively friendly odor emanating from the place, he didn't want to take any chances. Not knowing Dawn had already made the trip up here, he thought it a chance to meet these new neighbors, to form a new alliance that would further strengthen his family's pack.

He did not howl, merely waited and watched, a lone silver statue in the field.