Moonspear with just a hint of pain for the feeling that i get when you are gone

!!! Assuming Alya and Hydra aren't right there at the borders?

At first, Floki didn't recognize the call -- it had been so long since he had heard that voice. But it dawned on him soon enough, and he was curious and excited to know that Aria was waiting for him at the borders. It had been some time since their adventure through the hinterlands -- and quite a while, even, since his last solo trip -- so he headed towards her quickly, paws threading deftly over the uneven terrain.

He unknowingly breezed past Alya and Hydra, who were near to the borders but just out of sight; besides, he wouldn't have expected to see either one of his nieces so close to the edge of the territory. Floki was focused on Aria, and his eyes lit on her as his feet hit flat ground. She looked a little worn, and there were two unfamiliar wolves with her. Floki adjusted his posture ever so slightly, establishing his rank for the benefit of the strangers while still allowing him to greet his friend warmly.

"Aria," he breathed as he closed the gap, reaching out to touch her cheek with his nose. He then backpedaled, gaze sweeping over her companions. "What brings you here?" he asked, his breath rising in a frosted cloud on the cold air.