Blackfeather Woods A Lost Flake In The Blizzard

Intended for Ivory Rose pack member(s). Tagging for reference and visibility: @Rowan @Taikon. Clarifier: Cordelia does not cross the border.

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The past few days had been unbearable for Cordelia. Despite her thick coat matching the shade of the elements around her, the deep reaches of her body felt cold. Her scout and paws felt as though they had become the powered ice she walked on and her nearly empty stomach grumbled louder than the rushing wind passing her fringed ear tips.

She hasn't had a permanent residence or even a short term one for some time. Wondering around these flatlands she had scrounged on what rodents and feathered prey remained. She wasn't simply being stubborn, she knew well that she could not survive these elements alone. Out of necessity, she felt the need to distance herself from the other living canines of these wilds, and it was necessity that she now sought them out.

Months ago when the weather was more tolerable a chance encounter with a cream and gold colored male informed her of a pack referring to itself as Ivory Rose. All she knew of the pack was its location and that within it she could be protected... supposedly. But when she caught sight of this haven's home the exterior was less than pleasant.

Despite the crystal color of the world the woods before her stood dark and imposing. It hissed danger and oozed dread. Standing before it she wasn't quite sure if its appearance or the cold made her back legs shake. The only inviting presence about it were the tall trees and thick canopy, a barrier from the elements.

The frigid air pierced the inside of her nose and with it, the scent of others confirmed the existence of a pack. Her head was upturned as she looked up at the thick bordering trees, as she mentally weighed the potential evils.