Stavanger Bay Running Towards a Place

though always maintaining a stubborn dislike of the coast for much of his life thus far, wintersbane is as surprised as anyone that he chose this bay to be his home; the place of his rising clan. strategically, it was a good place to lay claim to: the rise of the cliffs offered protection on the eastern front, which left west and south borders to be maintained more heavily. the ashtrees provided ample shelter and drew in plenty of critters. though parking upon the sea always leaves the chance for flooding if seastorms blew inland but ...perhaps ironclan would accumulate a naturalist who specialized in seastorms — or perhaps wintersbane himself would pursuit it.

drawn from his thoughts at the male's question, wintersbane refocuses polar gaze upon him; regarding.

a few. it is a vague answer; and it would have to suffice for now until wintersbane worked out what led to the curiosity. i've busied myself mapping and marking borders but once that's accomplished i'll set out to recruit in force. establishing a place to live first ( with the occasional loner joining up ) struck wintersbane as a good stepping stone into the next phase.