A light rain had cooled the morning, wetting the soft ground below and leaving a dampness that hung heavily in the air, but now as the sun rose in the afternoon sky that coolness turned to a thick humidity. The clouds only seemed to insulate the moisture further and the heat from a distant volcano made the humidity sticky and uncomfortable. The air was filled with the smell of sulfur and ash, obscuring the scents of most creatures who had passed by, and with the morning rain even the trails and tracks that might have been left had been washed away. This left Caedwyn in a rather unpleasant mood - not so much caused by the humidity, as he was used to such weather, but he had gone venturing this morning looking for a good meal to hunt and it seemed the weather had other plans. He had started out following the trail of a deer but had quickly lost it somewhere in the foothills nearby. So now the male travelled with a more casual pace, using his eyes more than his nose to scan the terrain for sight of anything to eat. It was while he was doing this that he came up over a hill and paused to look around, and there in the distance his eyes caught sight of two canid forms. His movement stopped as he focused in, trying to make sure his eyes did not deceive him as he peered through he smoke and hot air. It was definitely two wolves. But he couldn't quite tell what they were doing from this distance. His ears flicked forward, and his nostrils took in a breath to scent for any others who might be nearby. It was useless. All he could smell from here was the stink of stone, minerals, and fumes. He'd have to go in blindly. So cautiously, Caedwyn made his way down the hill and began to approach the two wolves. Upon getting closer, he could tell that one was a brown, curly-haired male with metallic horns and the other was a somewhat similar-hued female. Getting closer Caedwyn cleared his throat, making a loud enough noise to announce his presence to them in case they hadn't already noticed him. "A good afternoon we're having, isn't it?" he greeted them with some casual conversation. He didn't want to approach to aggressively and cause them to retaliate, but Caedwyn did need to speak with them. He'd already begun his task of laying claim to all the lands in the Realm, and that meant that every wolf he met needed to be made aware that they were under his dominion. Of course, not all who he approached were pleased to hear him claim that all the lands belonged to him or that they were now under his rule; so caution and tact was necessary. "I don't mean to disturb you, but I've been tracking a deer this way. You wouldn't happen to have seen its trail nearby, would you?" In truth, he'd lost track of the deer hours ago, but he didn't really need to know about the deer anymore. This was simply a way for him to start a conversation with these strangers. --- Speech. |
All Over Again