What had drawn him to this place on this day? Absent minded wandering? Some natural instinct? Perhaps a greater purpose? Blazing fire orange eyes scanned the horizon, taking in the scenery below. He sat perched upon the top of a small cliff, overlooking the entrance to the valley, and the rest of the valley below. Snow had settled in a tidy white blanket over everything, the river coated in an thick layer of ice though the waters below still flowing steadily over smooth rocks, worn down by the waters themself. He had always thought it a wonder how given enough time, even the lightest continuous drip could weather way at rock, changing the very landscape around them. Surely not at a pace that one mere wolf may live to witness, but generations from now this very valley that he looked upon now, would bear an entirely different landscape.

Silence 'cept for the occasional caw of what birds had stayed for the winter until a scent that made his nose wrinkle in distaste filled the air. It was undeniably that of Erenyx, and immediately the hair on his back puffed up, his tail curled high above his back as he moved closer to the ledge to see just who it was. He observed the black female waltz through the valley entrance without noticing the Guardian perched high up on the rocks above. Perfect. Making his way down the rocky cliffside, he soon found safety on the ground and quietly picked his way along the snow and ice behind her, eyes never leaving her form for longer than it took to blink. He kept a healthy distance between them so as not to alert her of his presence just yet and instead watched from the shadows. Watching and waiting the Guardian saw his opportunity when her ebony form stopped for a drink from a crack in the ice that gave access to the icy waters below. Delicately placed paws carried his rust pelted form from the shadows from whence he hid as he stalked towards her though making no move to attack. "A bold move letting but even one sense be compromised like that.. Especially after what your pack has done. One can never be too cautious when those around them seek justice for a life taken." he said calmly, his eyes watching every muscle on her body, ready should she turn and try to pounce.