Ghost in the Winds

Ghost was quick to agree to Summer's suggestion and to encourage him to lead on, which caused the boy to stand a little taller with a touch of pride. He gave a nod of his dark head and turned to lope swiftly off through the trees. He had done a great deal of traversing the grove since he'd sobered up from his addiction, finding something healing about learning to navigate the uneven and obstacle-filled terrain. So it was with grace and artful skill that he lead them through the woods, slowly only when a while later he began his final approach upon his desired destination.

The trees broke along the edge of the oasis as the tall grasses of the sloping plains stood up from the ground to take their place. Summer peered over their yellowing tips to spy their quarry further down along the edge of the forest where they huddled together in a clearing, pecking at the ground and at their own feathers idly. Summer turned to look at Ghost, giving the older man a nod so as to direct him out into the fields to sneak up on them from the cover of the tall grasses. The Ostrega's intent was to creep back into the grove and manuever along the trees so that he could surprise them from the other side, suspecting that once the old wolf herded them into the trees, they'd find it harder to flee and thus easier for the wolves to catch.