Greatwater Lake When I feel the snakebite enter my veins

tags for reference! <3

kivaluk heads northeast, after letting @Rodyn know he was heading out to track one of the herds he'd taken note of in the general area. he's old enough to at the very least track on his own and delights in the using it as an opportunity to ( hopefully ) prove himself.

he follows their tracks to the greatwater lake, lowering his body and stalking thru the tall, wild grasses; eyes taking note of useful tidbits of information: size of the herd, doe to buck ratio, the ones that hung at the back, a little from the group even as they stop to graze.

he's almost so focused that the stranger almost goes unnoticed: until the cracking of the ice that crusted the lake is heard ...and not just by kivaluk. the heads of the deer rise up over the grasses and they skitter off; skittish. kivaluk's attention then turns to the source of the noise, gaze taking in the earthen colored male.

a low chuff passes betwixt kivaluk's lips.