Otter Creek the winding roads

@Keres! I'll post one for arrival at EH in the next few days <3

Nikai had asked if anyone could join him for a trip to Easthollow to visit Valette and let her know that he was doing well, as were Leta and Charles. Nikai didn't know Charles at all, honestly, and wondered whose child he was. All Nikai knew was that he wasn't Valette's. He'd seen the boy briefly on his way out of Moonspear, but nothing more.

The journey was slower than he remembered. Though he'd practised on travelling on the mountains, Nikai did not get out of pack territory as much as he used to when he was still a scout. These days he focused on telling stories and coaching the young as well as upkeeping pack morale instead. The latter was a tough task in Moonspear, because a lot of them were very serious and it was hard to initiate play. Nikai often mused about ways to loosen them up, but in the end he had to conclude every time that it was maybe just not the way they were. Every wolf was different, after all, and so was every pack. The tactics of upkeeping good pack atmosphere that Nikai had grown up learning in Easthollow unfortunately didn't apply to Moonspear very well.

Let's take a break here, before we breach the mountains, Nikai said as they reached Otter Creek. He hoped that the route through the Fox Hollow and into the Blackfoot Forest would be available. It'd been some time since he last travelled here. He remembered vividly how Alya had tested out his missing legs by going across Sawtooth Spire the last time. He didn't intend to repeat that any time soon. Then we can also get to know each other a bit. Nikai smiled at Keres. Do you want to tell me about yourself, and how you ended up on Moonspear?