Redsand Canyon Bonfire and rumbling.

Kallik had been up for hours already; there was a lot of canyon to patrol, and he wouldn't waste time sleeping all morning. 

His favorite place to patrol was the forest that covered the southeast edge of the territory; it felt colder there, and he liked it. The air was icy in his nose even as the sun rose to warm things up a bit. It was nothing he wasn't used to.

The auxillary still hadn't spoken to Towhee. In fact, he had avoided the soldiers' dens completely since her arrival. He had started sleeping outside them some nights, but not since Towhee had claimed quarters for herself. He knew he would have to face her eventually, but he wouldn't go out of his way to talk to her before that.

But the cold, winter air and the quiet patrol had pushed her from his thoughts. His mind wandered to Aquene briefly before he tucked that away. He was attempting to clear his mind completely, but it was proving to be quite difficult.