The Heartwood Snow Covered Pain

After searching to the south at the lake, Keyni headed in a north easterly direction to the Heartwood. Her hopes of finding any trace of Lunaria weren't high, but it couldn't hurt to check. She was nothing if not persistent. If this search too, turned up empty, then she would head back to the Glen to deliver the news. But, she would not jump to conclusions or lose all hope. That was the attitude of a quitter, of the weak hearted. And Keyni was neither.

There was little she found in these snow laden woods. The blackened trees hid their scars under the layer of white, making the place seem a little less depressing than it usually would have been. Her jade eyes skimmed the ground, searching for prints of both prey and wolf alike. She would catch anything she could if she were lucky enough, to replenish the stores back home. Something made her pause. A movement up ahead. Realizing she wasn't alone here, she padded closer to investigate. Another wolf, dark in color, also seemed to be searching. She didn't recognize him, but she still called out softly to announce herself.