Stone Circle Visit

@Valette, Cori's hear to learn about Easthollow. :)

A few curious run-ins with others had left Coriander feeling optimistic. For so long, she'd craved companionship, conversation at the very least, a sense that her presence was welcome and wanted. Twice now she had felt that, or something close to it, and it bolstered her. Somewhere here, among these new lands, was bound to be a group that would take her in and give her everything she wished for--a place that needed her as much as she needed them.

It was too soon for her to know where that would be yet. Though her loneliness begged her to go about finding a new home faster, the girl was smart enough to know she needed to make her decision count. Cori traveled, searched, heading east from where she had originally made her first acquaintance and marveling at all the unique territories she passed along the way. Fens, forests, and mountain passages were giving way to valleys and open spaces; she liked the range and diversity.

Are the wolves as diverse as the land? Even as she thought it, a new scent caught her attention, strong and poignant upon the air. It made her stop short without realizing why at first, her nose busily taking in the smell and trying to identify it. Though it was strikingly different, it reminded her of the scents her father and mother used to leave around their home, deterring others from trespassing where their family resided. But these scents...they weren't just the smell of a small, tight-knit family. These were many more than that.

Cori's curiosity was piqued. The strength of the scent made her naturally leery of crossing it but also made her intrigued. Who resided within this boundary? What big family created such a heavy border? Not knowing enough to howl and call for those within, the naive wolf began to walk alongside the scent, staying well and clear from it but peering inside with an open and honest interest.