The summer days had reached their peak, their hours stretching on and eating into the hours of darkness. At times, it had become hard to
discern when day ended and night truly began; it signified summer's eventual descent, however, into fall. Soon, the dried leaves would fall and make way for barren branches and crisp morning dew. But for now, the sun burnt bright and high in the sky as Glorall's king trekked across the dunes of the territory's island. His tongue lolled out in the heat, his feet dragging lazily in the cooler waters that lapped at the shore. Even the birds had taken to the shade or the water, bobbing up and down in the calmness. If he had trusted the sea more, he might have joined them out their in the deeps but as it were, his pelt still dripped with residual water from his crossing from the mainland. It helped cool him as he ambled on, peering out at the birds hungrily.
Why he had come was questionable even to himself. He had hoped to see Riopat at some point or another to discuss her children for he had yet to meet them, and Mortz had been sure to avoid him or hide away in any case. He did not worry just as an Alpha but as a friend, he supposed, and a father himself; had something happened? Riopat had been training others, sure, but she had been good at hiding her issues in the past. Soon enough, he'd have to find her and he supposed she might have relocated back to the island at some point or another. Or, perhaps he would encounter Leviathan once more now that she was able to freely roam between mainland and island. Their seemed to be plenty of choices and yet, he was not in a particular hurry to grasp any of them; whatever happened, happened, he supposed. For now, he was content to pause in the waters, taking a few cautious steps forward until the water lapped at his stomach as he watched the birds, waiting for the opportunity to take his chances at lunch.