Mountain Climbing (Agato/Open)

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Agato Crystril Strong wolves are born to fall, weak wolves are born to rise, and the intermediaries rise and fall with time

Agato leaped from rock to rock, careful to keep his balance. He spotted a small overhang and what looked like a small cave, and made his way to it. There was one last rock to leap to before he could rest under the overhang, and he jumped to it. But something went wrong. His front paws slipped and he almost fell, only barely hanging on. "Don't look down... Do not look down Agato!" Agato growled as he heaved himself up onto the rock. In that moment, though, his eyes met with the lower part of the mountain. He let out a yelp but made the last leap to the overhang. "Why did I look down, damn it why did I look down!" He muttered and laid down away from the edge.

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Zayev Shadowlark Let your heart see past the darkness

Zayev was doing her usual patrol when she heard a sound, a voice. She rounded the bend on the trail and saw a male wolf resting on the ledge nearby.
"You are trespassing on Everbane Mountain Pack territory. Please state your reason of travel." She said with authority as she carefully regarded him with bright blue eyes. She also noted he looked like he had just flirted with a most likely lethal fall from the trail. Her gaze softened slightly as she realized he probably wasn't a mountain wolf.

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Agato Crystril Strong wolves are born to fall, weak wolves are born to rise. The intermediaries rise and fall with time.

A female's voice caused Agato to swing his head around. Pitch black fur and cobalt blue eyes stared at him, making Agato stand up. "Sorry, Ma'am. Only trying to find a place to call home. I'm Agato." His black and russet fur got ruffled in a mountain breeze, and he looked at the female. She adorned claw marks, though they seemed smaller than his rather large scars. "I see this place is taken." He spoke once again, looking at Zayev with his own brilliant red orbs. He turned the rest of his body to her, and he awaited her response with both eagerness and fear in his eyes.

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Zayev Shadowlark Let your heart see past the darkness

Zayev further inspected Agato as he made the introduction about himself. "No worries, Agato. I'm Zayev, sorry about the hostility... And yes, this place is taken." She hadn't taken a fully relaxed state as she spoke carefully. She noted that his bright red eyes mixing well with his black and russet fur. She could tell in his eyes that he was feeling both fear and... eagerness? She wasn't sure, but she figured that if they were to continue talking, they should go to a place with more space. "Let's go to my home, there's more room there, as well as shelter if the weather suddenly changes." she offered, as she watched him with a soft gaze.

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Agato Crystril Strong wolves are born to fall, weak wolves are born to rise. The intermediaries rise and fall with time.

Agato was taken aback by Zayev's offer, but he nodded sheepishly. "Yeah sure. Though I kinda need to get going after a while. How do you even survive up here?" He questioned humorously, his tail slightly wagging. His red eyes drifted back to the edge, and he shuddered. "This place just isn't for me, I suppose." Agato muttered quietly. He took a few steps to Zayev, careful not to completely anger her. He stared at her for a split second, before glancing away."Lead the way, Zayov." He said lastly, and calmly waited for her.

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Zayev Shadowlark Let your heart see past the darkness

Zayev nods to Agato' s response and then quickly turns around and starts picking her way through the trail. After going about halfway to her camp, Zayev stopped and waited fir Agato to catch up, even though the was doing okay.
"How you doing, Agato?" Zayev asked as she turned her bright blue eyes to him and waited for his response.

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Agato Crystril Strong wolves are born to fall, weak wolves are born to rise. The intermediaries rise and fall with time.

Agato followed swiftly after Zayev, his paw pads becoming raw. Still, he pushed on after her. Of course, he hugged the deeper end of the trail. He swore the air began to grow thin, and so his breath was shallowing out. He noticed Zayev had stopped, so he could catch up. "How you doing, Agato?" Her voice grew louder the closer he got to her. He couldn't help but chuckle, and he responded. "Yeah, doing just fine." He managed to say sarcastically as he arrived next to her.

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Zayev Shadowlark Let your heart see past the darkness

She watches Agato come closer before nodding to his response. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "It's going to rain soon, we should hurry. The camp is just around the bend." She opened her eye as she spoke, then started once more. She rounded the bend and walked a little faster, since the ground here was smoother that on the trail. She sat next to a wall and inspected the cave, critically eying every nook and cranny. It wasn't perfectly clean, but she had just stumbled on it recently. She had cleaned it up very well since then, in her opinion, anyways.
"We're here."

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Agato Crystril Strong wolves are born to fall, weak wolves are born to rise, the intermediaries rise and fall with time.

Agato nodded in response to Zayev and followed her to the cave. He poked his nose into it, before looking out at the sky. The clouds were noticeably darker than before, and the scent of rain was heavy in the air. he looked back to Zayev and stepped back from the cave. "Ladies first." He said as he nodded to her, the cold wind hitting his fur and generally making him more "Fluffier" that he was before.

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Zayev Shadowlark Let your heart see past the darkness

She respected a wolf that had manners and respect, and Agato had both. She nods to him to sit down and make himself comfortable, and a few rain drops start to fall outside he cave. Her blue eyes hinted at laughter, as though she found immense enjoyment in watching the rain. 
"How's your search for a home gone so far? I stumbled across this place a few weeks ago... I've always wanted to live up here, even though my mother disapproved very much of the idea when I was younger." She said, eying his now fluffier looking fur. She shook her own fur, although she wasn't fully relaxed, as evidenced by her tight hindquarters and her shifting her weight from paw to paw every now and then in the front.

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Agato Crystril Strong wolves are born to fall, weak wolves are born to rise, but the intermediaries rise and fall with time.

Agato slipped into the cave just as rain drops began to fall, and sat his haunches down near Zayev. Once he got into the cave, his fur died down, and he listened as Zayev asked him about how his search went for so long. Agato sighed, and waited to begin talking. "When I was still in dove hills, my father was always warding off strangers. I always knew it was because he wanted his family to be safe. My only friend was trying to get food from us, and my father took her down quicker than anyone else. I had attacked him, and ran with these scars you now see. I honestly just want to be as far way from dove hills as possible, and create a safe haven for others. And I just haven't found an ideal spot yet." As he stopped talking, he lowered his front body to lay down, glancing at the outside of the cave where rain was falling more often.

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Zayev Shadowlark Let your heart see past the darkness

"I'm sorry for your lost, Agato. That must've been a  terrible day." She looked back to her paws before releasing a long sigh. "Being attacked by a lone male leaves more scars than those that every one can see," she still stared at her paws, unwilling to make eye contact, "I would love to have a safe haven as well. I do hope that you find the right place to call home and that we'll be able to see more of each other." 

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Agato Crystril Strong wolves are born to fall, weak wolves are born to rise, the intermediaries rise and fall with time.

Agato sighed inwardly and nodded, but let his head lay close to the ground as he spoke. "I was thinking of Black Coast. The rocks may prove difficult to navigate but once a wolf gets use to it, Black Coast could be just like climbing this mountain." He ended his sentence with a low chuckle, but lifted his head. "But yeah, if I ever get lonely I could just go here." There was no hint of affection or humor in his voice, but he lowered one ear and semi-winked.

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Zayev Shadowlark Let your heart see past the darkness

Zayev nods quietly, and thought for a moment about Black Coast. "I've never been there, but it sounds like a nice place. Places like this, where they're greatly unattached from most trails, have less traffic, less threats, and more hunting opportunities. I do hope that you'll find the right spot for you." She chuckled when he semi-winked at her, and she returned to that comment, "And if I every get tired if my dull grey rock I'll be able to crash into your beachside, now won't I?" There was a slight hint of humor in her words, but she didn't make it too obvious.

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Agato's face brightened up and his smile grew as Zayev talked. "I'm sure you'll be able to visit the beach whenever you feel like it. Scratch that - I'll make sure you can." He said slightly laughing as the rain fell outside. His red eyes shone with a soft light and he let his tail lightly swayed.