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A lone wild dog wearily paced across the tundra. He could feel the dirt turning to sand under his paws. The air was becoming drier and colder at night, yet the days were burning hot. Ingwe peered about him with his one good eye. He'd traveled far in his wanderings. Searching for a new place he could call home. Life wasn't all that easy for the one-eyed dog. With one good eye, and the other only gave fuzzy images, it was hard to hunt. He'd been well suited in his old pack, that had saved him from a leopard, for pup sitting.

Ingwe was fond of the young. He'd been traveling too long on his own. He sighed and stopped to take a better look at his surroundings. Who would want to live out here? It was so hot and dry. A tongue as dry as the sand worked inside his mouth trying to find a bit of moisture. He needed water soon, or to leave the area.

He heard and scented another before he saw her. Instinct wanted him to press his rump against something solid to protect it in case it was something unfriendly. His hackles rose a bit as he tensed up. The foot falls, muffled by sand, came closer. Ingwe was relieved to see it was another wild dog. She looked like she was going somewhere in a hurry though. He hesitated to interrupt, but pressing needs insisted.

"Hello there. Do you have a moment?" If she was super busy, she could easily ignore him and keep on going. He rather hoped she'd have a moment to spare.

He must have startled her by the way she came to a stop. Ingwe coughed on the rising dust before he could reply. He ducked his head a bit to show he wasn't a threat. "Water, and maybe a bit of direction please." The male was glad he'd run into the wild dog. If it had been any other specie, particularly a leopard, he wouldn't have been able to ask. It just.... no he couldn't.

He looked up at her with a hopeful look. How could anyone stand it out here for very long? The male wondered. All he wanted was to find water and a nice cool place to lay. He was not at all suited to a place like this.

Ingwe waited quietly, not pressuring her. Either she'd help him or not. It was her choice. He lifted his head as she said to follow him. That was a better response than he'd hoped for.

"Thank you," he replied gratefully. She could easily have sent him in a misdirection, or pointed him in the right direction and simply let him wander and hope he found it. No, she was leading him which meant she'd take him directly there.

"No where I suppose. Just wandering, maybe looking for a place to call home." Ingwe replied with a shrug. Most places he'd come across were not suited to him. He couldn't understand how wild dogs could live in harmony with these big cats. He would never join a pack like that. "What about you?"