Northstar Vale see you drifting past the fog

@Siku was not present.

his scent was not on the edges.

her calls - sparse - went unanswered.

what had happened to him and his?

relocation; presumed. the mountains carefully crossed. in two days she saw no вукови. markings, waste, caches, dens; nothing.

the valley was calming.

lakes frozen thickly. she placed a paw to test - felt no water beneath.

daring took hold.

medalina advanced, listening for crack of ice, slush of water.

crunch of snow.

her head turned. braids swayed.

large вук . scarring on лице, on рамена, on ноге.

she stilled, face in profile. watched for his reaction to her presence.