Lone Star Mountain see in the dark

She snorted in response to his question, the look in her eyes fond despite the derisive noise. "Yes, here," she answered him simply, thumping a paw on the shale to invite him to come rest alongside her. The temperature had dropped significantly, so they should stay together to keep warm.

While Vex presumably got settled, her mind drifted back to the nearby pack. She wished she could simply send up a howl, asking for any information about Kaertok from anyone within earshot. But Arbiter might overhear and come put a stop to this. Haunt didn't want to risk anything thwarting them from locating their sire.

For a long time, she remained quiet. If not for holding up her head, Vex might even think she'd fallen asleep. But she stared out into the darkness, contemplative. She was trying to decide their next move. Should they go visit the pack in the morning? Or should they keep going up and over the mountain and into whatever wilderness they found on the other side? How far would they go? And for how long?

"Maybe we should split up," Haunt whispered, apropos of nothing. It was perhaps the foolhardiest thing she could say, but... "We could cover more ground. And if anything stops one of us, the other can keep going."