* Fianna would be mindful of the instruction given her, and remained in the middle of the pack, though at times she wished to urge her paws on faster, to break into a lope, to eat up the distance between herself and the mountain ahead, feeling it as a barrier between herself and Atraya. Where was Calder? And where was the meeting place he had spoken of? As their trip continued on up another sloping mountainside, she would be glad her injury was doing so well, for it barely pained her now, though she could tell it was weak should she not be careful. For the most part, Fianna watched the countryside pass with wide eyes, her honey eyed gaze sweeping her surroundings. She took note of the tracks they passed, sweeping her frame against trees and boulderd as they moved by, feeling that she wanted the others to know anyone to know, that she had passed this way, that she would find her mother.
* Kova would continue along the chosen path, her hues fallen to the horizon as she would look upon the beautiful landscape that would be illuminated by the moon’s light. It was indeed a sight to behold at the hands of darkness so she could only imagine what it would look like in the day time. She couldn’t help but admire the sound of falling water into large pools, it reminded her a lot of the hidden falls and some part… home. She would have kept her pace some what to the back so she could keep an eye behind them as they moved with the pace they had.
* Ayaka too had made certain to leave a trail as clearly as possible for Darth and nightshade, rubbing her own frame where she could and leaving tracks in the snow. As they crested another mountainside, her sides panting lightly from the switchbacks, she blinked several times in awe at the sight before them, the sanctuary of cliffy falls and what looked to be a deep pool of water. She glanced over at the others as she neared the beautiful scene and murmured allowed, though of Kajika was the closest nearest her only he migbt have heard. “It’s beautiful. Familiar in some ways too..” the reminder of home made her miss the territory, but they had moved on, and maybe they wouls find something equally wonderful to call home again.
* Fianna surveyed the beautiful and truly breathtaking scene before her as she slowed to a momentary stop, her gaze going to the tops of the falls, to the pools below. The sound was peaceful, soothing, and she felt rejuvenated just by being still there for a few moments. Hope kindled brighter. Perhaps, perhaps Atraya was yet alive. Was this the place Calder had told her of? At the thought, she recalled the way he had touched her nose, his scent, and she shook herself slightly, moving closer to the others. Would he be angry she had not come alone? “Kova, Ayaka,…we may be close to where Calder asked me to meet him.” She said.. though she wasn’t entirely sure.
* skydancer keeping ahead of the rest of the pack with a good enough margin so that any attack on her or trouble she spots gives enough waring to the others as she goes up the switch back had been a challenge and she has a mild increase in her right front to show for it. quite adept at coping with that after all these winters her gait doesn’t show any of the additional discomfort.
* Kova her ears drew forward to Fianna’s words as she tilted her head but would look about them in quiet thought. “Hmmm… it could be? He was specific, yet, not so much…” she said in passing as her pace wouldn’t slow. She wanted to get as much ground as possible on their journey. They didn’t have any more time to spare she felt. Or maybe that was the listfulness she felt in the past weeks.
* Kajika nodded to Ayaka’s comment on the beauty of where they now found themselves. It wasn’t a sight that he had seen frequently, yet it seemed familiar all the same. The waterfall surely thundering off in distance, the height of the tall rock structures on the side almost seemed to assure safety to him. He could tell that others were leaving what they could for those that would follow  behind, so he would also be sure to leave large enough pawprints in the snow that couldn’t be missed without dragging his paws too much. The distance below seemed to be a nice one but one he didn’t want to greet unreadily, so he made sure to make quick glances at where he placed his paws. “The smell is also something that adds to the sense of familiarity,” he spoke out loud. Most of his  journeys he kept low to the more flat terrain, but there were points that couldn’t be crossed without making a trip up the without making a trip up the side of a mountain or two. Then it was Fianna’s piping up that they might be getting closer that brought him back from his thoughts of previous journeys experienced and his tail almost went stiff as he glanced about the different levels of rock above them. Since  he wasn’t there for their meeting with Calder recently, he was wary of what “close to where they were suppose to meet Calder” meant, and the scent of the male seemed to be getting stronger and stronger as they continued that he almost expected to see the dark fur just at the end of his vision.
* skydancer hackles come up almost instinctively as she recognizes calders scent upon the trail going around the lake and she growls low within her chest banner going level with her spine a signal to anyone her that somethings up.even if the other actions are instinctive her stopping dead in her tracks is not and she takes additional time to scan the area ahead as well as either of her flanks her banner waving sprightly as she loves growls
* Ayaka thought on Fianna’s words, nodding slightly even as she remained vigilant. If she could see skydancer she would watch the fae for any sign something had alerted her to another’s presence. As it was, Ayaka could smell Calder, yet her silver hues had yet to pick him out. She let loose a low warning rumble from deep within her chest. “No games..” she muttered aloud, in case the brute could hear them. “Our alphess’ life is at stake and I will not play.” Whether or not he had heard she would continue north, knowing the pack needed to keep moving, despite the beauty and peace of their current backdrop.

The world around them would continue to remain dark for a moment longer until the sky began to become iluminated with various colors of blue, green, purple and even a hint of red. The northern lights where very strong here it would seem. The pack would notice the resounding smell of prey would no doubt linger in abundance to the pack of wolves. The trail that would be well placed by Calder would continue to be headed to the north and beyond the fjord. If the pack continued on, there would be a well placed path for them to follow that would once more switch back up towards the mountains again, but this time it wasn’t as sharp and held a more ‘straight and narrow’ path. It was up to the pack how far they’d go.

* Kova her hues fell towards the horizon and the thought of the other wolves now assaulted her mind. She let loose a low growl but then stiffened it. Where they finally in another territory? “Herm…” she said in passing thought to Fianna’s own words. “Perhaps so, or, perhaps he meant the boulders ‘where’ the mountains? As the boulders around here seem fairly non-existent? Besides… this is more open, a better chance at seeing someone come?” she would say to Fianna seemingly moving closer to her.
* Fianna considered, continuing on after Ayaka who seemed to be pressing onward to the north, following Calder’s scent almost. It was as if the scent taunted her, reminded her of his words. “Alone.” She shivered slightly, picking up her pace subcontiously as Kova moved nearby. “He seemed to mean exactly what he said though..” she murmured, “this isn’t a pool either, its too large.” She huffed slightly, glancing at the path ahead, and then around at the darkness, before lifting her gaze to the lights that began adorning the skies. The idea of going on alone almost frightened her, but would it be for the best? For the pack? She harbored these thoughts despite Shukie’s words, yet her training as pack and her duty to obey the command of her elder’s held her back for a while longer. His could merely be a trick, meant to weaken them even more, despite his seeming thoughtfullness thus far. If he really wanted to be helpful, why the games?
* Kova as she continud to move alongside Fianna she would nose the fae lightly before she offered in words even while her hues gazed up to the bright skies over head that was basking in beautiful colors of all sorts. She took a deep breath before she opened her jaws and spoke in a more hushed tone to address Fianna. “I feel we’re near to this place Calder had spoke of…” she would then lift  her head up to allow her voice to be projected “Aye… I feel we’re not close enough yet.” her tones no doubt lathered with concern for their alpha’s and now her beta and young Kwa`ani. What happened to them?

As the wolves pressed on they would be met with no hesitation by the wilderness, wilds, nor animals therein. It seemed as if they where some how…excpected. The wildlife and world moved aside for the traveling wolves and still they where met with welcome rather then force. Calder’s scent would no doubt be stronger and stronger the more north they went and along the path they continued to follow. Up and up the mountain they would go until finally cresting over a natural ridge, it would once more flatten out almost unnaturally and greeting them would be a frozen pond with two large boulders on either side and a beautiful canvas of northern lights to greet them

* skydancer continues along the path keeping a cautious eye out for not the brute even if the scent suggests that he is the likeliest to cause trouble but anything else as well it wont do to be caught in a trap pf some sort by allowing her senses to become trapped in one set expectation and get caught by another
* Fianna ‘s breath was winded, for they had travelled miles now up the mountain, yet she felt all the same that a strange energy thrummed through her, that she could go on and on forever, if it meant finding her family. When at last they crested the ridge she stopped, chuffing quietly to the others. “This.. ” she paused and glanced around. “This is it.” Her voice was confident, though a strange wonder laced it as well. “He must be here somewhere.” As if on impulse she loped forward several long paces, until she was near the front of the group if possible, her posture tall and her eyes narrowed at the scene. It was… stunning. How had such a place been formed? Her heart thumped. Lifting her head she called, her voice low and urgent, unable to keep her voice silent, the nerves and season and hope and fear she would never see her family again all coiling and needing release.
* Kova her eyes would fall upon Fianna and as she loped ahead she too woud follow, quickly closing the gap between herself and Ayaka as well skydancer. She would let loose a few chuffing barks but other then that, she kept her tones to herself. She knew not who lingered or what. She ushered a low nudge to Ayaka as well. “If he’s here…. he will make himself known.” she whispered against the cold night but she couldn’t help but feel the same wunderlust as the young fae. The season still holding it’s very last grip but no doubt soon enough, it too would be gone. What was Calder’s plan anyway, she thouhgt. Lure them here to this beautiful place and then what? For what? and why Fianna only.

Fianna would find that nothing but the wind would offer a hushed whisper back in response to her calling. It was like a soothing hand caressing her in the dark. As if to some how offer “Do not worry little one… all will be revealed soon.” There was a sense of perhaps eyes, but maybe it was from the folklore of old where the ancestors danced and spun along the northern lights to forever watch over their family upon the earthen plain.

* Ayaka would come upon the ridge, full of ethereal beauty, the pool, crystal clear yet black as ebony and reflecting the green light show above. When Fianna bounded near, perhaps a few paces ahead, she tensed, ready to leap after the fae but she stopped, only to announce their presence, she flicked her ears back but gave no reproach. She too could understand. “Yes. No doubt he will. Perhaps we should remain as close to each other as possible, yet still get a bit of rest now, for the coming day?” She nosed Kova, glancing to skydancer as well. She too would wonder at Calder’s plan, even as she wondered where Shukie was. Had it been her plan to approach this location from an alternate direction? Hopefully nothing had hindered them. “Be well..” she wished them softly upon the winds. Settling onto her haunches at the southern tip of the pool, she would wait.
* Kova gave an agreeing nod to her sister Ayaka and would slowly lower herself onto her haunches and make herself more comfortable on the northern edge of the pool. It would no doubt ease her mind to ensure all possible ’rounded corners’ could be covered. She wanted no surprises save for her alpha’s return and her sisters as well Kwa`ani’s. Wishful thinking but for now she would no doubt fall victim to the beauty of this natural place and watch the night sky dance above them in it’s brilliance.
* Fianna hadn’t expected an answer, and the winds… her companions from the time she was a pup, where the only voices she heard in response. They were her constant companions. Ever urging her to go places, to do things, to run faster, to be better, to be wiser. The winds held tales she had always longed to hear. As the others began to settle near the pool, Fianna would find herself too restless for the time being. She moved toward the boulder on the eastern side, settling her back to it, and lifted her eyes to the skies, feeling her restless energy slowly settle as the night drew on.