Ravensblood Forest grateful our cold memories bide

For @Esperanza, hope this location works for you. :)

Tonravik had disappeared, she was sure of it. Since their departure from the north, from Siku's pack, they had rarely been separate for any length of time. All the things that her aokkatti had spoken of lingered within her. The wolves that had followed in Tonravik's stead were also suspiciously absent… a notion that left Echelon wondering if she had been left behind for purposes she did not understand. Another notion that occurred to her as she made her way through the thick forest was that something had become of them, but she couldn't have been sure. If something had, a certain cacophony would have risen and broke the ambient silence she heard now.

Her steps were precise, but not for stealthy purposes as she made her way towards the sandy towpath leading to the shore. With miles ahead of her to go, she only hoped that she would find traces of the Tartok wolves there. And if she didn't, then she simply didn't. Tonravik would not have taken any with her that could not follow without being found. They would have been left behind. Huffing to herself as she pressed past a fern in the narrow trail, Echelon had her doubts about being left behind as well. It was simply not possible. Such a thing would not happen to her, though she was quite capable of fending for herself in the wilderness that lied in all directions.

purity ring — amenamy