Swiftcurrent Creek bury a friend

Though neither can know of their mutual misery, Alessia shares Soltero's thoughts of loneliness. She cannot deny that Kavik's kindness has soothed some of her turmoil, but there is still a distinct sort of misery that accompanies her situation. So she finds herself wandering the Creek, half-hoping to find company among the pack of strangers. She's in luck, it seems; it doesn't take her long to cross a fresh scent trail, and she turns to follow it without a second thought. It takes only moments for her to find the other wolf, and she pauses as the gray figure comes into view. A man — no one she recognizes, though the scent is vaguely familiar in the way all of her packmates' are. She chuffs softly to announce herself, tail swishing slowly, and waits for his response.