Permafrost Hollows begin again

the permafrost hollows are not apart of his claim, and yet wintersbane loops in a patrol every few days just to establish the hollows as the glacier's hunting grounds. it provides ample opportunity of prey and he idly tracks the movements of the herd(s) that call it home out of necessity. there would likely be pups come early summer and he wanted to be sure there weren't groups — or loners, he supposes — chasing them off; even though there was little he could do in truth aside from warn off stragglers.

it is a straggler that his glacial gaze falls upon now; a wanderer as pale as the ice of the glacier wintersbane had crossed to arrive here. cautiously, the tundrian lets out a low chuff to announce his presence.