Nova Peak Oh, I've got reservations about so many things.

@Astraeus

Somewhere along the line, Stag had learned Astraeus had returned to range. It was not his nature to pry on the boy's details for his absence, but after allowing sufficient time for the bahy youth to settle, Stag set out to find him.

He came upon Astraeus' fresh-laid scent in the damp loam and trailed after it. A sprinkling of rain misted the slopes, turning the distant ridges a grizzled grey with their serrated shaps blurred to soft silvery edges. Stag kept to the cover of trees for the most part, shaking out his ruff as drizzles of raindew accumulated in his fur.