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Finally giving in to a persistent, festering restlessness, Antares had ranged off the mountainside after patrol with this energy to a familiar place nearby: Deepwood Weald. He knew a good path along the quarry edge to get there quickly, and he was pleased to simply cover ground. Once there in the forest, he had waited out another rainshower beneath its tree-cover--mostly spent prowling to further understand the woodlot in particular in peace, at his own pace, but he did take some time to rest at the end of it all. He surfaced on the eastern side of the forest, and weighed his options there as open plains spread beyond. Something in him wanted to continue on before circling back on his circuit towards home.. at least for a little while, so he took this opportunity on with a slow cruise of a trot.

Critically, he scanned the horizon, feeling very in the open here compared to the woods, or the mountainside. Plus, how flat..! He navigated around the worst of a puddle, but kept slinking along, sniffing about when something managed to stand out to him. Antares largely carved a route at random through the field this way.

From previous ventures, he knew of Neverwinter, and came suspecting they might frequent this place, given the location. He also had to hope that he wouldn't run into any of their wandering kids, like the last time he had ventured out to the Weald. If he did have to see anyone of theirs, he wanted to see more than just sassy lost pups.

Nevertheless, he realized the forest easing closer, but still from his distance, he saw the silhouette of another. Dark, and a hard contrast to the late summer's de-saturating hues, he knew he would be hard to miss in return. But, so be it. He paused and lifted his head, wondering if they would come closer. To him, the further from the packlands, the better, honestly. And, depending on who they were, if anyone, in regards to Neverwinter... there was a part of him that was curious how they would handle him scoping awfully close to their doorstep.