Post by Verskei on Apr 29, 2019 18:04:52 GMT
As the male neared the sound of the water he resurfaced once more to be greeted by the sight of a beautiful waterfall that flowed elegantly into the river he swam in. Feeling his muscles relax, Verskei was home, these were areas he enjoyed being; having the sound of the falls in his ears while sitting on the rocks gazing up at the moon. His ideal situation. Generally, the dark male spends most of his time active at night, but thanks to the grey female, she drew him out in the day, something he would normally not do unless he needed. Verskei had nothing against day-time, but he prefered the tranquillity of the night.
As he stared at the cascading waters he felt there was something missing and drew his attention away from the falls to look around. His eyes scanned the banks and he realised the female was not there. "Crap!" he barked spinning around in the water and striding through the water until he reached the bank and climbed out. As he stood, he looked around once more, seeing if she was hiding somewhere, but she wasn't; Verskei shook out his coat and tail vigorously ending with a shimmy before grunting.
Either he had swum too far from where she was, that she couldn't find him, or she just didn't notice his absence. "Hmm.." the male crooned as he scented for the female; dropping snout to the ground, trying to gauge a direction to travel in. He eventually decided to follow the river in hopes it would lead him back to the female, while he continued to scent for her.
As his body warmed, his fur started to dry, but the thicker areas still left a small amount of a chill on him, to which he shuddered and allowed his fur to bristle in order to trap air to warm him. After a while, Verskei picked up the faint scent of the pup and sighed relieved. "Firefly!" he called, trotting along the banks of the river, scouring the land to locate her. When he did eventually find her she was pouncing on a fish then scooping it out of the water.
"Thought you didn't like the water?" he said with a chuckle, stepping towards her then seating himself, careful to keep a respectable distance from her and her kill, not wanting to seem like he was going to take it from her. Cocking his head, Verskei slid himself down into a sphinx-position and watched the pup as she played with her food.
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