A soft groan, broke the silence of twilight. Old bones, covered in a less than lush pelt of snowy darkness, creaked with old age. The large male kept pushing on though, pushing past the ache, in his heart at the loss of his nephew. Pushing past the sadness he felt. He just wish that he had stopped Toothless from making a huge mistake. But no, he had just let Toothless go his own way.

Tall green grass bent  under the weight of  the brute as he passed through it, his nose lifting to the sky to scent the area around him.  He detected a faint hint of rain on the air, a storm was coming and he could feel it. "A time for life to live, and a time for the angel of death to collect the ones and bring them to the other forest." Zedd grumbled under his breath. His pace was a little slow, his paw pads too ached with his long journey. A day or two passed again, rain that he had been smelling finally falling to cleanse the land. It was just a light rain though, lighter than he anticipated but wet nonetheless. The light pitter patter of rain fell from the heavens, making the earth smell fresh and clean but soaking into everything with insistence.

Zedd's paws squelched through mud as the morning wore on into afternoon. He hummed a tune that he had made up on his travels and yet, he could not find a reason to stand still. Birds twittered to one another as they went about their lives. Their melodies only soothing his nerves a little as he pressed on. Finally, his nose caught a curious scent, making the old male pause mid stride. His dark head came up, amber eyes sparkling with curiosity at the scent of a pack. Walking closer, Zedd came to the territory boundary of said pack. He took in the scents, wondering if a patrolling member would be by soon so as to reassert their pack scent for a rain as persistent as this one could wash the scents away in mere hours. His head lifted, jowls parting and his lungs filling with a deep breath. He let his song ring forth with deep clarity, the tones rising and falling; asking where they be. Now it was just a matter of waiting. The dark male, with a pelt that was shot with white sat his hind end down upon the ground, his tail laying beside him, beating a rhythm as he patiently waited.

The old male sat waiting at the boarder of the new pack, his tail still thumping out a rhythm. He didn't have long to wait though as a dusky fae approached. She held herself with confidence, her head high but her tail not so much. Ah, she must not be a very high ranking fae, he noted, thinking to himself. Dark amber eyes, softened as she spoke with authority, holding herself with a hint of dominance. "Good day child," he greeted, "Thank you for answering two of my questions, I had wondered what lands I had traveled too. I have come for two reasons actually. I am looking for a new home first off, the other reason is that I am searching for a red-hued young male about three years old. Have you seen him? He goes by the name of Toothless." The old male cocked his head inquiringly, watching the fae with a bit of hope in his eyes.

The rain fell through the trees, pattering against the deep green of the leaves and in the distance thunder rumbled playfully. One of the elderly male's ears turned back, listening to a song bird sing to its mate. Everything moved with life, never slowing and surely never stopping. Everything happened for a reason and if this old male couldn't get news of his nephew then he would move on and hope he was still alive out there somewhere.

The older gentleman dipped his head, a chuckle of humor emanating from his deep chest. His tail stilled it's thumping beat as he then raised his dome, dark amber eyes glittering with playful mischief. "Oh, dear me. Forgive me young miss, I meant no disrespect. I have a habit of calling ones much younger than myself child." Zedd bobbed his greying head in apology, though the playful mischief traveled to his lips in a friendly smile. "It has granted me a scar a time or two in the past but it's a habit I just can't seem to break. Again, you have my sincere apologies" Such a fiery temper this young fae had, and with only a single word as child that could irritate her so. Wolves were so touchy with personal things that Zedd had rather liked it when he had been by himself, even if it had been lonely without his nephew.

The aged male listened to her as she gave her report of not seeing nor hearing of a male with Toothless' description. Zedd's heart dropped, but he still hoped that his nephew was still alive and well somewhere. There was no way though, to see if he was alive, only if he wished to travel until he dropped dead from either exhaustion or starvation. One his age could only catch so much by one self. It was better to either end his days settled in a pack or keep walking until he reached the Other Forest. Frankly he liked his first option better. That is if the pack was relatively calmer than ones he had met on his journey. With a sad sigh his dark orbs glanced to the ground in thought of his nephew Toothless. Then he looked back up to the fae as she asked her questions if he would stay or move on to find the wolf he was looking for.

"Nay, child, I wish to stay. To wander aimlessly through the wood is to wander for all time and mine is nearly up. I wish to rest my tired bones in one spot until it's time to walk in the Other Forest." Zedd cocked his head, wondering about this pack called Agavos. "Forgive me, where are my manners. My name is Zedd, and you child? What's your name and what can you tell me about your pack?"

The sweet scent of freshly fallen rain saturated the air around the canine pair, making it soothing for the large dark brute. But as the way with all weather, it began to slacken. The dark clouds slowly moved on to water the green earth elsewhere. Birds began to sing in earnest now, a woodpecker thrummed its sharp beak against a tree off into the distance, looking for a meal of delectable grubs. The sun came out to shine brightly, it's rays shining through the water droplets making them sparkle like stars fallen to earth.

The dark brute watched the fae relax her posture a bit after he apologized. Zedd nodded his head in acknowledgement to her warning, and he hoped that with his old age that he wouldn't forget like he sometimes did. His memory was good with important things, like in healing and common customs of all wolf packs, but it was the little things that he forgot. Sometimes he would forget to eat or sometimes and not very often he would forget a name or two. That's what drove him a little frustrated sometimes.

A smile of amusement graced the dusky fae's lips and Zedd couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked when she did. His heart lurched a bit, a memory of a sweet young pup who had smiled at him with amusement welling up in his river of memories. Before he could let his painful memory show he banished it as he again bowed his head, this time in respect for a higher ranking wolf. Zedd waited a beat after the fae paused, then he spoke himself. "I am honored to meet you Delta Breeze. It is good to hear that your Alpha is strong and fair, I can hear the respect for him ringing in your voice as well as your loyalty. Such Alphas are hard to find these days. Most are bent on destroying one another out of petty reasons." He too paused, listening to the Delta ask her important question. This was his make or break answer. If it was acceptable to the delta his journeying days would be over, yet, if not, he would have to keep wandering until he found a home or until he walked to the Other Forest.

"My skills are that of a healer. I have a good store of knowledge that I would like to use to help others. Would you have need of a healer in your pack child?" His words rang with honesty as he spoke from his heart. It was what he had to offer and he hoped it would be enough.

Zedd waited patiently as the dusky fae considered his words and smiled again as he praised her pack and her Alpha male. What he had said was true, he was happy to have stumbled upon a pack with much to offer in goodness. If she had hesitated to to tell him about her pack he would have simply moved on to greener pastures. But the honest in her body language spoke volumes to him. His tail took up the steady beat again, thumping against the leaf strewn ground.

"Aye, I pledge myself and my skills to this pack and Alpha Desmond." Zedd stood to his feet, shaking his coat to dislodge the remaining rain water and debris. Amber eyes filled with joy at the prospect of coming to a new home. Suddenly, a pair of doves flitted through the trees overhead. One landed over their heads, giving a call to the other. Zedd looked up, it was a good sign and he would take it that coming to the Agavos boarder was a good choice.