Wheeling Gull Isle Can't keep away forever

@Lokie !! He needs his explore and best friend

The titan had been meeting with others from Aristos for a while, and he was desperately wondering where Lokie was, his instincts were pushing him to find him, and that is what he was going to do. From his resting place in the heart of the isle, his ears perked up, his folded muscular limbs extended to their full form, and his giant paws didn't hesitate to start moving. The man was on a mission, with his ears forward he began a trotting pace, he wanted to find the peppered man, and maybe he can show him new things he found and talk about their adventures on the island. He wanted to fill Lokie in on what he had possibly missed, he helped fight a Walrus, and he and Rhaella had been exploring and digging dens, not to mention the cave that the pair discovered. There was so much he wanted to tell him, but he had to find him first, he wanted to gossip in a way with Lokie, and secure their bond.

The cinnamon-colored man reached the forest, the birds were chattering, as usual, he could hunt, but that wasn't his goal. He leaped over fallen trees with a powerful bound and landed squarely on his paws. His once wounded shoulder stang a little, but the puncture was hardly noticeable, there was no scar, to him it was like stepping on a thorn. The trees moaned as he continued on his way, the sun showed brightly through the trees and beamed on his mix colored pelt, he didn't slow, but the island was large and there was a lot of ground to cover and Lokie wasn't the largest around.

Lokie hadn't been his usual social self since arriving to the island. It was weird for him to be cooped up on what he considered a tiny piece of land when compared to the large mountains he was accustomed to. And those mountains never held him hostage like the island did. He eyed the sandbar, which was now under water. If he wanted to get back to the mainland, he'd have to swim. While Lokie considered himself a swimmer enough to stay alive, he didn't know what was in those waters, and the waves made it a whole new kind of dangerous. He didn't really want to go back, he just wanted the option. 

Lokie sat back on his haunches, his ears folded back on his head in dismay, staring the sandbar down, as if pure will would bring it back. Maybe he should seek out Connor. His friend always knew what to do in these cases. Lokie stood and then turned and headed off into the forest. It didn't take him long when he heard the rustling of the trees, and the breeze brought Connor's scent right to him. Connor! Lokie shouted, trying to get his friend's attention. 

When the pair finally came together, Lokie was visibly upset. I don't like being trapped on the island, he confessed. Maybe Connor could find a way to free them!

The titan stopped in his tracks when he heard a familiar voice call out to him, his paws were firmly planted and his head whipping around, but he would soon find out who had called him. The next thing the male knew was that his best friend came barreling towards him, and Connor with his tail wagging and his eyes beaming he ran to meet Lokie halfway. The two met face to face and Connor didn't notice his friends sadness right away, he was too busy being happy overseeing his friend again, it felt like they were separated forever. But the peppered male's look of distraught came to his attention and the cinnamon male immediately changed his once happy expression to a face of worry and concern. He lowered his large head to Lokie's eye level with his face concerned with raised eyebrows and a frowning mouth. His friend openly admitted to feeling trapped on the island, and Connor being a born mountain boy could understand his concern, "to be honest, I feel that way too," he conceded, the man was initially fine with this arrangement but he did have to admit that he felt a little homesick.

The man smiled softly and gently budded his friend's head with his own, he was understanding of his friend's feelings for he felt the same, but he wanted to cheer him up with a fulfilling discovery. "But let me tell you, there is something really cool on this island that reminds me of home," he said, his tone lightening up and his eyes filled with excitement, he wanted to show Lokie what Rhaella showed him and he hoped it would make Lokie at least feel better. He craned his head up and turned away towards the direction of the cavern that he and the Lady discovered, stopping and turning his head around, he checked to see if he friend was up for an adventure like they use to.

Lokie felt marginally better to know that Connor was feeling the same way that he did. Lokie didn't want to be alone in his feelings, that would have made him feel worse. He calmed slightly, figuring the two of them could figure this out together. Maybe they could convince the pack to move back to the mainland! 

Before Lokie could verbalize his idea, Connor said he found something that reminded him of home. Lokie's ears perked, and his eyes showed a glimmer of hope. Can you show me? he asked. He hoped the answer was yes, otherwise he would have to start worrying about why his best friend was hiding things from him. Thankfully, that would not come to pass today. Lokie's tail wagged as he was hot on Connor's heel, willing to follow him anywhere.

The man wagged his tail, "get ready for an adventure!" He wanted to squeal, but he restrained from making himself look like a complete idiot. With Lokie hot on his heels, the pair set off once again for another grand adventure together. Connor led the way around the forest to where he and Rhaella found the hidden cavern, they made their way to where the hole in the mountain was in the outskirts of the forest. There was a gaping hole on the side of this hill where it was swallowed by darkness by slightly illuminated by little holes of light, Connor stopped just before the entrance and looked to his friend one last time before heading in, "you ready?" He said with excitement and his eyes shown bright, and with a final nod, the man led the way into the entrance of the cave with him having to lower himself just a tad to fit himself in there but once he got it, he was emersed by the sense of home.

With Connor squeezing into the cave, the humid smell filled his nostrils once again and the rocks beneath his paws were moist as he continued on his path through the cave. The little cracks of light coming from above helped illuminate his journey but somehow he felt he didn't need them, his instincts pulled on him throughout the cave, he would occasionally check on Lokie to see if he was okay, but he wasn't worried, his friend was a mountain boy just like him. The two found another smaller tunnel leading to somewhere wonderous, the titan looked back at Lokie with a smile, and with the flick of his tail, they changed their direction to follow the smaller tunnel. After some time, the tunnel opened up to a large pool of water with a small waterfall streaming into it from the top, there was wildlife blooming around the area with much light seeping in. The man made his way to the rocks that stood above the water and looked down with his eyes beaming. "Isn't this great?" He chirped to his best friend, "Rhaella said that this place could be great pack life!" He smiled with his tail eagerly wagging to his best friend.