Silvertip Mountain mercurial

he had no great connection to the valley, though he was a little piqued that they departed right as he was getting the lay of the land. still, the journey brought him away from the creek, the maplewood, and all other places that reminded him of a past he'd lost.

no sense dwelling on any of that now. ursus was his present, and hopefully his future. and now, they were on the move.

he stayed alongside the nervous ashlar, as well as the pretty young girl who he thought had another 'a-name.' when they arrived, surya gave the singer a gentle, friendly nudge with his shoulder, ears cupped forward to catch merrick's words.

a new beginning. he howled with the pack, a frisson running down his spine at the glorious racket they created, bouncing off the mountainside. here, they would have a bird's eye view of all they'd left behind—

and closer to the heavens; would he finally find the bear-god here?