Four feet were faster, and surer than two. Less conspicuous too. He was a lot quieter like this, and having dumped clothes and equipment off at a safe spot close by, Sterling followed his nose, literally, and headed towards the thicker, stronger scent of decaying populace.
Abandoned buildings - or possibly not all that abandoned… Could be infected, could be humans, could be a myriad other things slithering around in the shadows that would be a potential test to the Alpha’s mettle. But where there were buildings, there was food, shelter, weapons, all the usual shebang of a world gone to hell and then some.
He’d taken a wide berth around the place to start with, only now creeping a little closer, staying in the scrub and brush and long grass.
Pushing up from the ground, Sterling was about to head back to grab his gear - well, some of it anyway, always good to have a back up. And that’s when he got the distinct feeling of being watched. Observed. There was no smell, not yet anyway, no sound either. But he’d never before ignored his instinct and he wasn’t about to start now.
Ears flattening slightly, he turned his head, growling out a warning to whatever was out there. He was not in the mood to be fucked with.