Ravensblood Forest Trees of Crimson

She had wandered most of the day, farther than she had really anticipated. But traversing the unknown lands had helped distract her from the decision she knew she needed to make soon. Or rather, the choice was mostly made, she just needed to execute her decision. She had been putting it off, telling herself that she needed to stick around the forest and help Mal or that she needed to learn more of the lands that surrounded their own. But deep down, she knew she was just delaying what she knew would be a difficult trip. She would get there eventually, but not today. Today, she had wandered instead. 

The forest was strange, and that drew her deeper inside. The scent of another caught her attention fairly quickly. It wasn't just that there was a stranger nearby but that he seemed to be marking the place as if it belonged to him. It should have driven her out of the odd trees and in the direction of home, but it pulled her farther in, her curiosity urging her to find the stranger and and figure out why he was here. 

She stopped as she saw him in the distance, his coat the first thing to draw her attention. He had the strangest markings she had ever seen, even stranger than Mal's. She watched him for a bit longer, finally offering a low chuff to let him know she was there, although making sure to keep a safe distance.