Nova Peak Mind,

The far north? He had known some from there. Takiyok, he assumed given her name, was likely originally from up there. Or else her parents were. Astra was no tundra wolf, though, for she spoke of trees where in the tundra there were none. He wondered what could possibly have brought her all the way down here. Dispersal was an interesting thing.
You'll get used to going up and down the mountain a lot — your muscles won't always be sore, I mean, he said, though he wasn't sure if she was feeling it yet. For Taikon, he was fit even though he had lost weight, but acclimating his body to the constant inclines was a different kind of workout. Do you have somewhere to stay yet? A dry place? He asked it in the hopes that she hadn't so that they might look for some suitable spots. The peak was a large territory. Many chose fox burrows and altered badger holes as good places to sleep, while Taikon often slept in the open until the rains came.