Zaafarani had found the tracks the night before and had been following them ever since. At first they had only been those of one wild dog, but eventually they had come together as a group, which egged her on. She didn't know why she was looking for such a large group... a pack of dogs. But something she hadn't felt in a long time was compelling her. She didn't want to think that it was the need to be around other creatures, because she hadn't wanted anything in years. So Ani convinced herself that it was simply curiosity that drove her to seek out the pack. Another alien feeling to her.
But she couldn't seem to help herself. She had met so many creatures of late... it had actually begun to make her miss her old pack. Not for all the blood-thirst and killing that she had left behind, but the fact that she could be around other creatures. Speak to them when she liked... but who knew what the pack she followed would be like?
They could be better or worse than her old pack had been. They could be killers, or they could be protectors... they could chase her away, or they could welcome her with open arms. Perhaps she would wait on the outskirts of the group when she caught up, and wait a few days to observe them and what they did. See if she had found a place she could stay... a place where perhaps she wouldn't be alone anymore.
She had been a hermit for so long...
