Northstar Vale you got hell to pay

the sound of snow shifting and crunching beneath the weight of another, prickles at wintersbane's guardhairs, his ears pivoting to better determine the direction of origin. from within courtfalls claimant, he tells and relaxes only slightly. slightly only because his name falls from a voice that does not sound entirely unfamiliar to him. wintersbane's head turns, ear twitching to see a pale shape in the snow, as to which she almost blends in with. unlike andraste she is not marred by pink scars and her eyes are not moonbeam silver; instead they are a reddish color.

it takes a moment before recognition sinks in.

tundra. he rasps. he had recruited her many and more moons ago for blackfeather woods. with this knowledge and his lack of knowledge of what had befallen the dark woods after he left ( the second time ) the surprise he feels at crossing paths with her here is raw and left unbridled. past the initial recruitment he doesn't recall having a lot of interaction with her. his shifting loyalties leading him here should not come as surprise, there are six packs previously that once called him one of their own and he has left each of them without a look back.

i'm surprised to find you here. wintersbane breaks the silence that follows the rasp of her name.