ouherder
Closed starter for @spacedxg
A fresh dusting of snow had coated Gajou overnight. Perfect for tracking. Esme trudged through the deep snow, nose down to the ground. She’d been assigned as one of the dogs sent to search for food during the time they had to recoup between attacks. Every so often raising her head to allow the snow that was still falling to land upon her nose and tongue.
The tiny dog loved the snow. Blinding blankets of white that had no regard for what lay beneath it. She regarded the winter landscape for some time before she returned to her hunt. Hot on the trail of a tanuki that had awoken from hibernation for one reason or another and had now returned to its den. A perfect target for the corgi, whom though skilled in herding was not fully adapted to hunting.
As she tracked the raccoon dog her snout picked up the odor of something else. Another dog. A strange dog at that. Grey and black hackles raised and ears perked up as the newcomer seemed to draw closer to her current position.
“Wha? Who’s there? This is Ohu territory!” Esme warned the other who had not yet come into view.
Fresh snow had a way of making the world look so clean and new. Perhaps this was one of the reasons the large dog liked the snow so much. Of course, new snow had a downside, any scents that had been placed prior to the snowfall were covered. Leaving Star with no idea where she was, or that she had probably just walked in a circle. Nonetheless, at the moment, the canine had nothing better to do other than wander. So she did just that, prancing through the snow and kicking it up behind her. Seeing some snow flakes flutter down in her peripheral, Star leapt up and did a tight spin in the air to snap at the snow falling from above. Landing back in the snow, she heard a voice calling out to her, large ears perked and swiveled to the direction of the voice.
Star’s head tilted in typical canine fashion, a look of curiosity written on her features. Whoever they were, they clearly knew she was there and she had no reason to hide. Star stepped carefully through the snow towards the voice, tail slightly raised in apprehension. As soon as the other canine came into view, her tail lowered a bit, amber eyes studying the other. “Ohu.” the canine stated, lowering her head slightly, head tilting again. “I didn’t think I’d walked that far yet.” she continued, almost muttering to herself at this point.
“I’m afraid I wasn’t aware I was trespassing... my name is Star.”
