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She had nearly frozen in fear at his approach and flinched at his touch, but there was no maliciousness in his actions. Frostridge forced herself to relax, grimacing inwardly at her barely contained instinct to draw her blade once more on this new comrade- She was still so un-used to wolf customs. As she watched with curiosity at his motions, she tried to decipher his pantomiming. He hadn't followed his brother- could it be he had actually understood?

Giving a nod, a very human-like gesture of affirmation, she limped off a few feet in the direction of the scraggy mountains. She wondered why he did not go bring others to this impromptu hunt- Was he so confident in his abilities? She could barely stand as it was, her vision blurring once more before her eyes, yet her willpower forcing her onwards. Frostridge stopped a moment, checking over her shoulder to see if she was being truly followed.

Streak smiled at Bullets arrival just as he began following Frost. He didn't want to be rude and step out of line to tell his alpha female to go back. There was no choice. " Hey Bullet! If I understood correctly, she's found food! A t-tree head, I believe is the term she used. You're free to tag along if you wish my alpha!" He caught up to Frost's rear with a assuring yip, letting her know he'd have followed.

Kuro's fur stood and he smiled as his mate brushed by. As she continued walking he noticed her beginning to follow Streak and the white female. Curiosity ebbed underneath his skin but he resisted as he laid wearily on the ground. He know he could trust them to keep each other safe. Glancing towards Ember a friendly grin grew across his maw. "Thank you Ember. I'll keep that in mind. Feel free to get some rest. I can assume this day has been as eventful for you as it is to me." He rested his head in his paws and his eyes slowly slipped close as he fell into a gentle slumber.

Bullet nodded to Streak and fallowed behind. What in the world was a tree-head? Bullet would find out soon. She looked back to the rest of the pack, Kuro would make sure nothing happened to them. The spotted one was fallowing them, weird. Still Bullet nodded to the larger female to let her know she could catch up and travel with them instead of so far behind them.

Bullet hesitated at the small gap of rocks. Was this really such a good idea? A quick look over her shoulder to spots and Streak to make sure they were still there. Being the smallest of the group did have its advantages sometimes. Bullet easily slipped through the opening. Once she was through she was shocked by the sight. "Is this real? Am I really seeing this?" Bullet couldn't believe what she was seeing. Stepping away from the opening so Streak and Scarlett could pass through Bullet waited to see if they saw this too.

Frostridge seemed lost in her own head as she rested her aching body, the rest of her ragtag group squirmed through the tiny entrance.

Long, grey-green grass swept gently almost up to her shoulders in patches here and there among the arid ground; the strange trees with bark like scuffed white paper unlike the black, dead woods behind them stood like ghostly figures.Their delicate branches upraised with the beginnings of tiny silvery leaves were dotted here and there among the gentle sloping hills with the occasional large rock or dried thicket or bush. The lay of the terrain dipped down towards the huge, glimmering lake at the far end, lined with cool white sand. The entire valley was shrouded on three sides by the sheer cliff faces of the mountain range, a impenetrable fortress of stone protecting its silver treasure. The fourth wall was a high slope of jagged rock, which petered off into the distant wastelands stretching beyond...

Even though she had been here once before, she was still captivated by the beautiful, untouched land, a glimmering shimmer of hope and life after all the ruined and empty lands around it-

There was movement down past a grove of trees and she was already up on her feet, a soft growl of apprehension in her throat. Something big, covered in dark shaggy fur emerged and she felt the rise of fear within her as a crown of bony branches emerged from the thicket; flashes of old memories, of glowing eyes and tentacle like appendages writhing from the bony snout, being thrashed about among those cruel horns- the sharp death-dealing hooves on deceptively thin legs as the Altered tried to crush her skull-

In her fear, she hadn't noticed how she had been backing up towards where she had come in from. Surely, this had been a mistake-

She forced herself to calm down as she eyed the monster; it shuffled nose down in the grass, completely unaware of their presence- The wind was blowing in her face, keeping their scent from reaching it. They could still escape without being noticed. With slightly fearful eyes, she glanced at her companions. "Tree-head." she murmured, every weary muscle within her tense, as she looked between them and the large creature further down away from them.

Awakened by a surprisingly warmth-filled liquid, Subliminal stayed put as he figured the pup had just urinated on his fores. Peering down at the lithe figure, Subliminal would growl, slowly slipping his paws right from under Loki in hopes to not wake him. "Perfect.." He'd muttered silently as his once spruced up pelt was now dampened.

Allowing himself a vigorous quiver to rid himself of the debri, he maundered outside the crevace in search of a place to bathe. Smirking solemnly, the wind around the brute was distorted giving him leverage of was resources laid around the two.

Nares came across an adolescent rat and a few puddles of water laying near. Looking back at the pup he called out in hopes to wake the fledgling so they can get moving toward the pack from earlier where he'd be able to leave him but once again became startled when the pup had already made its' way near. "You really have to stop doing that.. Come on.. We have to get moving.. Any longer and i'm afraid i'll be having you for dinner." He cracked at the poorly made joke but nuzzled Loki in consolement, "Just kidding.."

Chasms sacaded briefly, observing Loki as he persisted to advance.

Without any further dialogue, he'd begin his journey back toward the mass of wolves, relying on a well-known scent of his once comrade(Scarlett) whilst Loki unecissarily hopped over small boughs and gravel in some sort of gaming fashion.

All this touching was making Frostridge very uncomfortable- Any sort of physical contact she had had before usually meant pain was sure to follow and she found she kept having to reign in her instinct to strike back. This was most likely just what wolves naturally did. Red-fur's words were comforting and mellow to her ears, if not for the fact she had no idea what she was saying. She forced herself to relax once more, but when Red began to move forward, urging her comrades to follow her, she felt her fear spike up once more.

Again the images of ferocious battles past made her struggle to communicate- "Fear. Dangerous! Tree-Head." her words flew with a warning tone, her eyes sparking with anxiousness. How could she imprint on them just how dangerous they could be?....

She was suprised by her genuine concern for the small female's well being, but brushed it off as mere duty to her new commander. She gazed at her intently.