Northstar Vale Appangik

Wayfarer, too, had strayed from the group. It was nothing unusual, for as soon as it became clear that they were to venture beyond boundaries she hadn't been brave enough to cross before, the girl felt as though life had been breathed back into her soul. She carried on ahead with confidence bolstered by the proximity of comrades, sniffing and testing everything new to her nose.

Only when Issorartuyok's warning call rose did the youth turn back, cautious, to regroup. As the Alpha and her siblings appeared in her line of sight, Wayfarer was quick to fix her attention to the one figure among them she did not recognise.

She skirted the group with a low tail, and moved to fit herself alongside Veteran where they could listen quietly to the adults' exchange.