Winter shall howl at the walls.

@Haruki

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Quicksilver pressed on swiftly into the fog and through the night, keen to cover as much ground as his muscles would allow. He paused regularly to send his voice skyward to keep the stranger on the right track, having almost accidentally crossed into territory that belonged to unfamiliar pack. There was no time to pause and investigate, for not only did someone need help but he absolutely did not want to be caught loitering around lands belonging to someone else. So on the druid went, and as he paused at the edge of a lake to look out over its moonlit surface, he realised he'd never come this far South from Vanderfell before.

He swept his tongue nervously across an upper lip, and emitted a soft 'woof'. The boy would be close enough to acknowledge it, surely, by now, and Quicksilver's pallid eyes scanned his surroundings for any sign of movement.


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A biting Autumn breeze swept over the lake surface, rippling the trail of moonlight reflected there. Quicksilver shivered as it worked its way through the thinner areas of his coat where Winter furs were only just beginning to thicken. A sterling ear swept sideways toward the hoot of a tawny owl that watched him curiously from the strong branches of a proud oak tree not far off, but his attention was drawn away once more at the bark of the wolf he'd come n search of.

His heart skipped a beat, nervous, yet he pushed through the anxiety and strode forward toward the tentative, questioning greeting. “Hey,” he called back, and blinked at the sight of alabaster furs . He moved in closer, feathered tail swaying to communicate that he meant no harm, “are you alright?”


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“Oh, yeah, I... I get that,” Quicksilver smiled knowingly, pausing close by though not close enough to invade any personal boundary that his newest acquaintance may have set. He canted his muzzle, powder blue gaze eyeing him curiously. The pale wolf was smaller than he imagined him to be, with a slim face and tufted ears that hinted at youth. There was something oddly familiar about him and he was silent for a moment as he considered what that might be.

He blinked, and twitched a whisker; “you're welcome. My name is Quicksilver. What's yours?”
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"My name is Haruki Izuka."

The druid sucked in a breath, pale eyes widening; fireworks went off in his head. “H-Har...uki?” Quicksilver blinked, struck dumb by the shock of this very unexpected encounter, and he gawked at the boy. Now that a name had been shared, now that he knew, he could easily see the yearling's mother in the contours of his young face. They had the same nose, he acknowledged, and those eyes! Not quite the same colour, but the shape and glimmer matched.

“Your mother, she... Reiko,” he stammered, tail stirring to life in long sweeps as the puzzle pieces fell together with ease, “she has looked for you, for-for a long time! I know where she is!”


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His heart rate quickened, thrumming powerfully within his chest to know how Reiko would finally be reunited by the son she'd tried to locate for so long. “Yes,” he exclaimed with an enthusiastic bob of his head, and beamed, “of course, right away, I-”

He turned away, eager suddenly to be on the move, to cross the mountains and deliver the boy safely to his mother, his sister, to all who ached for him in his absence. “Come,” he druid beckoned and lifted his head, pointed his muzzle Northward. The great owl perched on the oaken branch followed the wolf's movements with round yellow eyes as he moved away into the mist, then shot one last look at the younger of the duo. It took flight in the opposite direction, swooping low over the rippling surface of the territory's namesake lake, and off into the forest beyond.


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