The shoreline may have captivated her, but little compared to the feeling of mountainside underfoot.
This was usually as far inland as she came in recent weeks, and she had begun to pick up a routine of visiting every few days -- when she did finally get tired of the river and beach. Once she found out that Tartok was good and gone, she had explored the mountain in more detail and, although it was no Rikudou, she came to recognize its charm. The feel here suited her, although it may have had a somber savagery about it, the loner could still resonate.
Amekaze had stayed here curled in an old mountainside burrow until the afternoon finally lured her out into the day to rove. Once awake, she was quick to business and continued a path upward, beyond the places she had seen before and up, up towards the towering spiral of stone and earth that reached higher than any other towards the clouds.
And it was there, high above the valleys below, that her path intercepted with another. First it was by scent alone -- but still she concluded it was a female, and in good health. Also, smelling like Akhlut's pack, which stoked her curiosity. Amekaze doubted she was here stealthily, so it was easy enough to pinpoint her location; a few adjustments to Ame's path soon brought them together.
Standing with her back against the wind, she paused with distance between them, watchful and appearing as a neutral enough presence to be regarded as seen fit. As a loner, she could not afford to encounter unnecessary violence, so exercised her caution in encounters like these; this was not a wolf she was familiar with.
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