A few scattered stars, bright and resilient, appeared low on the horizon of the darkening heavens. The night would bring the scheduled darkness and further more freeze the air. Though the heavy storm’s clouds that had covered the sky with a seemingly unbreakable overcast had just been here a few days ago, they had all disappeared, leaving a clear sky. The blanket would have been welcoming on a day like this. The summer temperatures had already deteriorated and cloud cover would trap the heat in.

Everyone seems to be holding up well though, except for the fact of the occasional disagreement between Cheza and Tess. They have been getting along better though, but no one seems to trust each one another. Cheza constantly eyed Tess and me warily as if waiting for a sudden attack. She’ll get over it. I told her I wasn’t going to harm either of them...

Hunger raked at the sides of my stomach. I hadn’t eaten a good meal for sometime…no doubt everyone else was craving for some good meat. I noticed the scent of some moose around here. It would be a good kill and we have just enough wolves together to bring one down now. My mind wandered, beginning to fantasize about how appealing the meat would taste. The warm blood dripping down my maw, my teeth shredding the body to get to my favorite parts…I could nearly smell the meat…wait, I do smell meat.

I stole a glance to the others and stopped walking; Cheza was looking at me trying to see if I noticed it as well. I dipped my head slightly in acknowledgement. The scent was faint; it didn’t seem like it would be a large carcass, a small snack more like.

Distance barking alerted me, my ears perking up. There were others here, more loners.

[atrb=border,0,true][cs=7][bg=2b302d] The rain had most definitely let up, and now we were all in better spirits. The sun was out, but it had gotten colder as well. After Genesis arrived, we figured we'd all just travel up towards the Estrellas together, as there was a better chance of survival if we were grouped together than if we had all strayed apart. Yeah, okay, so what if you don't all make it? Well, the thing is, to be honest, I didn't think any of us were really thinking about the others, instead focusing on the fact that we ourselves would have a better chance of making it. I was getting grumpy, though, and wasn't so sure if this whole grouping up thing was really worth it. I was strong enough to get up there myself, but I wasn't that much of a bitch that I was just gonna desert these guys right here... I sighed, picking up my heavy feet and placing them back into the snow, my movements becoming patterns and rhythms. I was in front, head low to the ground, nose scenting out game paths, eyes scanning the forest ahead of us in hope of finding an easier path. At least it wasn't cold and icky, and the sun was shining down on us. My back was pretty warm, but my feet were freezing. Genesis had come up a little while I had stopped to scent the base of a tree. I found nothing on the wood, and turned to look at the male. His head was up, ears pricked forward, and I flicked my gaze back to Cheza to see if she had noticed. She had, and I wondered what it was that the two of them had noticed. I cocked a brow, padding closer to Genesis when I heard a harsh voice erupt from a few feet ahead of us. My ears flicked back, legs pushing through the snow with my teeth bared. My tail curled dominantly over my rump, and a slight growl grew from my form. "We won't touch your damn rabbit." I snapped, stepping out from behind the tree and staring the male right in the face. There were two other females here as well, and for a moment I wondered if he was some weird man-whore. I nearly laughed at myself, but bit my lip and held back. "We're travelers, as you are, so I suppose you can sympathize the feeling when you scent a piece of fresh meat?" I looked down at the pathetic meal, grimacing slightly. "Alright, maybe not so fresh," I corrected myself, but shrugged. "You get what I mean. We're just passing through on our way North." The female standing near him, the one that looked the closest to the male, seemed friendly. It took me a minute to realize it wasn't us that they were looking at, in fact, I had basically just appeared out of the trees talking to him first. Whoops. "I'm Tess, this is Genesis, and that's Cheza." I said, pointing to the two behind me. "And who are you all?"