Our skin gets thicker, living out in the snow
CREVAN
Aten had (quite literally) said that Crevan could stay, so (quite literally) that’s exactly what the wolf-shifter was doing. Staying.
Not that the other horse could exactly make him leave, but more so that he was invested in the opportunity awaiting him here. Whether it came now or later didn’t matter - time was suspended indefinitely for Crevan so he had plenty of reason to simply lie in wait.
Like all creatures of his kind though, it was hard not to be restless in that suspended state, so he was busy entertaining himself by roaming the Taiga expanse in his wolfskin and looking for fresh meat to hunt and devour. The plague, however, made that nearly impossible.
Suddenly, his nose jerked away from the forest floor to whuff the air and a fresh scent it carried along with it. He smiled a toothy grin, whipped his tail back and forth at the thought of a newcomer, and shifted his body from the hunched, pale predator he usually was into the thick, iron-strong shape of a stallion before weaving along overgrown trails to where Leilan waited.
Slipping out from behind the cover of Taiga’s redwoods, he gave the bay roan a rolling sort of call instead of speaking first. When he came close enough to see the pattern of layered scales across the spotted visitors hide, Crevan asked, “See any healthy animals on your way in? I’ve been searching all morning with bad luck. The sickness is spreading.”
He clicked his tongue against his teeth and shook his heavy, night-blue mane. “Probably didn’t come here for that anyways; you look like the serious type.” He sighed and then shrugged. “Call me Crevan if you like. There’s a slight chance I can help you… if that’s what you’re looking for.” The dark horse chuckled briefly, relaxing into his position.
The sharp tilt of his ears flicked back and forth, waiting to see if King Midas (as he’d so favorably nicknamed Aten) and his pet songbird would come along. It would certainly make things more interesting than they had been around here.
@[Leilan]