Wrongness.
That was the feeling that woke him from the nap that he had been taking between the stacks of books and vials and whatever else was in the looming piles. Now he was jumping to his paws and staring at the green grass beneath his paws, trees, and mountains. Ones that he definitely didn't recognize. It just made that sense of wrongness feel more intense as it dripped down spine. This wasn't home, and this sure wasn't any place that he had been to before.
So where was he?
Hackles raising he took a cautious step forward, and then another. Each step was taken and tested, waiting to see if this was an illusion or some strangely intense dream. Everything seemed very real though. He could smell the dirt, grass, trees. Hear the leaves rustle softly as birds moved within their boughs. Zane could even hear a river. It was only when he glanced at his own pelt, when he looked around once more, that he noticed the faint yellow residue that lingered on him. It wasn't much but it was something that was off and he couldn't help but stare at the harmless looking color.
With a frustrated growl Zane whirled to stalk towards the water, head low. Harmless looking or not he wanted it off. He had no idea if it was some sort of toxic dust that would slowly eat away at his fur and flesh, and wasn't that just a lovely picture. If Elcid was with him this whole thing would be easier to deal with. They could have laughed...
Where was Elcid? Zane stopped in his tracks, frozen. If he was here did she get thrown somewhere as well? Had one of his mother's customers been unsatisfied and decide to attack the three of them? Thoughts whirled in his head but it all narrowed down to two things. Find Elcid and figure out where he was. So with that he took off running towards the river. He needed this yellow stuff off of him.
It was only when he arrived at the river did he see the other wolf on the bank, bone spurs extending dangerously before they fell from his back. Zane kept one eye on them as he waded into one of the pools of water, yellow immediately starting to stain it's surface. Once he felt sufficiently submerged he called out to them.
"Do you have a minute to tell me where I am?"
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