Panther Park you gonna get more than you bargained for tonight

arcturus held his pace, keeping an ear focused on nikai behind him. he could tell, even though nikai did not say anything, that the older wolf was struggling. he felt a bit sorry for him, but arcturus kept his eyes ahead for most of the trail back, not wanting to make nikai feel uncomfortable by being pitied.. he probably got a lot of that already, and arcturus did not want to contribute to it.

when at last they reached more level ground, arcturus felt tired too. his tongue was lolling, and his muscles buzzed with tiredness. turning to the tripod behind, arcturus boasted a genteel smile rare for his dark features. "quite a hike," he offered noncomittally, glancing up the slope they had ascended and then descended together. "you do this a few times a week, and you'll grow stronger."