Nova Peak unkundig

set the same time as this :o

having not been informed of any current goings-on, and assuming wylla would keep him notified as she had kept him fed, mahler ventured from the cavern for a walk. he did not know how long it would be before he must turn back or rest, only that he must drive himself further than the day before.
the wound in his neck had further covered, though the pink scars were vibrant against the stripped pelt. in his flank, however, the scrape and punctures he had received before snapping the other's muzzle still healed. it forced him into a limp as he sought after the wayward trail of astraeus; he hobbled there, thinking of the celestial boy, his reticent daughter, his lost son, his growing daughters.
for the moment, mahler was not worried for wylla, she was capable, but little did he know her capabilities had carried her directly into a seething clash.