Shadewood Tired Eyes

the first scent val found had been a dud, but the second -- even chacal picked up on the familiar smells. his tail wagged in tandem alongside her, but he didn't wait long for her to muster before he was off like a dark rocket through the mosswoods.

a few times in his excitement and inexperience, valravn stepped off of the trail and had to double back.

once or twice, he managed to get a scent confused -- sometimes it was the scent of another wolf, sometimes a scent he didn't recognize -- any time this happened he slowed, brow furrowed as he tried to parse from all the sensory information which was valid and relevant and which was not.

at last, the scenery became somewhat familiar. a glance to chacal confirmed what valravn noticed -- they were now in recognizable neighboring territory. valravn grinned and pushed his sister gently in encouragement before he sped off on chunky legs -- no nose needed now!