Alpine Lake you don't need a wristband

He had seen a glimpse of the coast but ignored every tempting pull to go near it. It was not an easy thing to do; the ocean enthralled him, a curious body of water too vast to see the other side. It was powerful as much as it was interesting, a delicacy when he had very much been immersed in a world of mountains and valleys and roaming plains.

The day proved to be warming and too humid to fit his tastes however, so it was higher climes he sought to break the monotony. One could reason it was also to gain the vantage point to see the sea, but all high points offered something of interest—it could have been reasoned, and perhaps he did this, that he was searching for the next point to venture to. Having left @Nyx once again to her own devices for a spell, he had made the climb with ease.

Some time later, it was the inset lake that garnered his attention. A cool gust brought it to him first by scent, stirring thirst alive and reeling him in towards the rocky shore. He had nearly touched the water himself when he caught sight of another. A pale figure, tucked away before jutting spars of stone that almost resembled their very coat, someone who clearly had the same mindset he did to quench a burdening thirst. Dirge offered him a chuff a moment before his tongue touched the water; with a small portion of the lake between them, he saw no reason to consider the wolf a threat. His eyes however, kept watch.

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