Fall was upon us, and soon, winter, and with it would be those tantalizing scents that seemed to weaken the knees of even the strongest wolves. The aroma of the females in heat was nearly enough to drive a blind man to see, and Robichaux was not the strongest of wolves. He was a weak man, and even he knew that it meant that he had to play his cards close to his vest, knowing if he slipped, he’d end up with the same tortured life his father had lived before he had attacked and killed everyone, save Robichaux. How the male had lived as such a mangled pup was a shock to everyone, even those who had killed his father. They nursed him back to health, the wounds turning into an ashy white scar that criss crossed across his face, shoulders, chest, neck. It matched his patterned fur on his rump and legs. Odd, right? Almost as if the scars had been planned out and placed where they’d scar the best and give him the worst mug in the world.

Oh well, maybe those scars would deter the ladies from him?! He could only hope. He’d gained a new scar since landing here. His already mangled looking shoulder now boasted new, dark pink scars that would too fade to the ashy white the rest of them were. His large black body moved with ease across the lands. His paws crushing the vegetation beneath his weight. His eyes closed as he let his senses do the talking. He ‘opened’ his ears and nose, letting them do the directing today. He let them lead him west, back towards the riverside. He’d gotten the new scars there thanks to the mountain lion. He knew his mistake had been to wander at night, and thus, it was broad daylight right now, the sun was slightly more visible at the riverside, making it a bit warmer than the rest of the lands, and while the prey was scattering to find their burrows before the first snow set in, Robichaux was not hungry right now. No, he was more lonely than anything. He’d yet to find any friends, or even acquaintances, since he’d arrived.

Pathetic, right? His excuse for doing it now was he wouldn’t be overwhelmed with the sweet, yet spicy perfume of the females that were in heat. This was the perfect time to make friends, right?! Well, either way, he was getting a few friends out of this place, whether they knew it or not.