Noctisardor Bypass the ninth circle of hell is cold

Flash was patrolling the borders for his first time since he was off probatio. Hoping everything would go smoothly, he continued as he marked the scent line little by little. Noctisardor Bypass was full of migrating herds of elk and deer and if he could find any of them by luck, he could even earn that gamekeeper trade he was keen on earning to impress the alpha.

The newly made roman padded along the scent trail, basking in the territory of his patron, Apollo. Thanking the sun god for making today a sunny day, the sun-touched wolf continued on his way. Stopping every once in a while to hunt a stray critter, he had a small drink from a puddle before a new scent waffled towards him.

Flash padded closer to the source,stiffing as the recognise the scent. Cougar... He has seen a cougar rip apart one of the wolves from his old pack before. He did not want to see another rip open another wolf from his new one. He padded closer, careful not to make any noise to disturb it in anyways. He knew he could take on a cougar, not a fully grown one. But at least he would score his claws over it's pelt.

Flash hid behind a tree, carefully blending in with the golden shadows. While Flash debated whenever to go a distance then howl for the others, or talk first then attack if not friendly, he surveyed the cougar quickly. It was strong and muscular, not going to be easily beaten. His roman side battled with his Flash side inside of him.

Go and howl for the others. It's dangerousHis Flash side whined. No, go talk to it. If it means trouble, attack then escape when the cougar is wounded to warn the others! His roman side countered. Flash tried not to sigh as his mind continued to battle. Deciding to follow the roman side of himself, he carefully walked out from behind the tree and padded closer, trying his best not to snarl.

"Hello, what is your business here?" He asked, still fidgeting. But if he got in a fight with the cougar without reason, he was surely going to come out with wounds. If the cougar was just passing by and had accidentally step through the scent line, then he could just guide it out and tell it not to come back here.

That's probably not it, it's a cougar, it can obviously scent the scent marks. The logical side of his mind piped up. Flash mentally sighed. He was already in so much thoughts today. He was hoping patrolling could clear his mind. But like always, the fates always seem to decide to put a road block in his way. He could only hope that he could come out of this unscathed, though it was nearly impossible.