Big Salmon Lake simmer down now

Now that he'd gotten situated in his new "home," Sidewinder found himself itching to get out of it. Thankfully, knowing about the land around the pack was considered a skill, so he had departed the spine with the promise of bringing back some useful information. Whether or not that would actually happen... well, that was harder to determine. Having been there for as long as he had, he'd realized that the wolf the woman sought was no longer at Ouroboros. Which meant that he was either dead or somewhere else. Sidewinder was banking on the latter, if only because it meant free food for him.

He had come to a large lake mid-afternoon, and he gazed out at the calm waters. There was little wind today, but he could feel the winter coming on. He was an arctic beast at heart, so the cold bothered him little. It was his best time to blend in, once the snow hit, and he looked forward to the shorter, cooler days. Stepping to the shore of the large lake, Winder lowered his head and began to drink. His throat and tongue welcomed the water, pushing away the sensation of dryness that had been lingering there for the past hour.