Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2015 14:41:33 GMT -5
It was night fall, the moon a bright beacon in the sky above. The stars also dotted the night sky, twinkling brightly here and there. The she wolf had finally discovered the land she was in, Anikira. This foreign place was one she had heard of a long time ago, and at first she had thought of it as only a rumor. Wolves talked, they always did, and at first she had assumed that it was just a place that others had wished up. But the more she traveled the more she heard about it and she began to wonder if the grass truly was greener over here. Lichen was accustomed to relying on herself so it wasn't that big of an adjustment to change her course. It wasn't as if she was traveling with others, she was completely and utterly alone. The only scent on her pelt being her own with the exception of the crisp wind. Her main focus now was to find water. She had managed to take down a small caribou on her own and that had provided her with a steady meal for the past week; keeping it to herself was another task entirely. The buzzards were pests and the fresh smell of blood was sure to attract other wolves. After she had gotten her fill she had left the carcass behind in order to search for a fresh water source. Her pure white pelt was stained red, the crimson splattered across her muzzle and chest. She wanted to clean herself up and not look like so much of a barbarian. Her paws left small indents in the scarred terrain though her trail would be covered by morning. It was already beginning to snow lightly, the snowflakes falling delicately from the sky. Her large almond shaped orbs glanced around her, determining that she was in fact alone still. Her hair stood on end, she couldn't help but feel that there were others of her kind out there somewhere in the night. She wasn't afraid, that wasn't the case at all, she just didn't want confrontation.
Her tail hung behind her in a neutral position, her strides long as she wove through the trees. So far she had only met one other wolf, an Arctic like herself. Summit was a bit bigger then her though considering she was only one hundred and thirty pounds and about twenty six inches high; her length just barely reaching fifty five inches but that didn't make her an incompetent hunter or warrior. Size did not matter and due to being trained since pup hood she knew how to use her body to her advantage. Although light and nimble on her feet she had plenty of strength to back up her agility. Both her talons and fangs were also a great help, considering it didn't take very long for her to maim someone. She let her thoughts drift away from Summit though when she heard the sound of rushing water. Her ears twitched atop her skull, her muzzle crinkling a bit as she inhaled the air. She was close but she would have to climb through these cliffs first in order to get there. Muscles rippled beneath her thick ivory pelt as she climbed, her muzzle almost touching the ground as she kept herself low. She didn't want to be detected just yet and with her pure white appearance she could pretty much blend in with her surroundings aside from her shocking emerald optics. She jogged forward, leaping over a few rocks here and there until finally the roaring was right in her ears and she could finally see the water fall. It was then that she realized just how dry her throat was, and she wanted nothing more then to get a drink. Lichen glanced around her but remained motionless when the scent of another wolf hit her flared nasal passages. Her hackles bristled slightly but she relaxed a bit, not wanting to come off as too aggressive. The darkness could surely play tricks on you but she knew that she heard someone. Her auds flicked once before she planted her paws firmly beneath her. She would wait for them to show themselves and maybe they wouldn't be hostile, but she wouldn't get her hopes up. Most of the time wolves she came across always were hostile but she wouldn't belly over for this one. They could chase her off after she got a drink.
Notes: This is her joining thread
Tagged: @zenith or Titan
Muse: decent
Word count: 771
Status: complete.