Ouroboros Spine ikuilliitik ⊮

official arrival thread of mg! @Aiolos @Shikoba @Sialuk @Inutsuk @Nyra @War @Towhee @Samani @Sabah @Muttn (tagging for visibility: @Foxfur @Wilwarin @Cerulean @Lazuline @Viridian (not sure if they'd still be around or not!)

the pack filed over deersight foothills. they were in sight of aniuk lake now, crested with snow and frozen in the cold breath of winter. 

it was odd not to have @Kigipigak in their number. he had parted ways with moonglow upon the coast, turning away to find a new future with the returned @Sakhmet. kukutux sent a silent prayer skyward, for their protection and their blessing as the snows gave way to new green.

upon entering the packland, moonwoman took the air. wolves had passed through, and recently. it was what she had expected. the meat in the caches and the sleeping-places she had left to those travelers who might come to this place. but now her village had returned. 

motioning that those carrying hides should come with her and stack them beside her ulaq, kukutux stopped short. the scent of urine was heavy, fresh. a cache had been dug by wolven claws and ruined. she snorted at this, turning toward her sun man with a frown. "sivullik," she called to shikoba. "take your hunting party. look for those who have done this."

the scents were young. feminine. kukutux continued to explore them, keeping the pups back from the ulax until they had each been thoroughly inspected.