Ouroboros Spine The big lake they call Gitche Gumee

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He'd begun to feel both optimistic and relieved when he'd first caught sight of the right of mountains and while looking up at them now reminded him of how tired he was, and how his muscles ached, he was still hopeful. They'd found Antares."We'll be able to rest soon," He assured Vallkyrie and Antares. He assumed their welcome would be without question, and after one more climb, they would find a place to rest.

He felt Vallkyrie hovering near his side and he breathed in a taste of fresh air, adjusting his footing just enough so that his side touched hers. He gave her a glance out of the corner of his eye, and felt his lip twitch slightly. She'd been with him through all of this- and he was elated to know she was still at his side. 

The first to greet them was a dark male with a studious gaze, and he placed himself directly in their path without questioning their arrival. Bronco assumed that the wolves gathered with Kukutux would have been told by Meerkat that they could expect more to show up- and that perhaps this male knew that was a possibility. Still- Bronco tipped his head in a polite greeting to him, even if he was a stranger. 

Beyond him, along the ridge, a pale figure appeared and Bronco's ears flicked back, and his tail began to wave in slow, sweeping movements when he recognized Kukutux. He wasn't sure why- but he felt an ache in his chest. Kukutux was at the helm here which meant...Hydra had not yet been found. Which meant that there were others who also had not yet been found. And while he was overjoyed to see that she had survived, he felt his heart ache for her, and the losses they shared. 

Keyni was present, as he had hoped. And he was relieved to see that she was here, and he assumed Meerkat would be arriving soon. He had no fear- one look at the relief on Keyni's face was enough to tell him that Meerkat was fine. If something had been wrong, he felt that Keyni's reaction to seeing him would have been much different. She fussed over Antares, and Bronco smiled softly. Yes, it did feel good to have found him. It felt right. 

"We finally made it," He called out. Given the dark guardian who presented as an obstacle, he wasn't keen on pushing boundaries until Kukutux called him off. "Kukutux," He spoke, with a respectful bow of his head. When he lifted it, he turned his muzzle to press it gently against Vallkyrie's cheek, to offer her a bit of reassurance as he thought he could sense a bit of tension in her frame.