Recently coming from the Ranch, she'd met a Cocker Spaniel Pit Bull cross, rethinking her words. The poor injured creature. She hoped she'd never end up hurt like that; or hurt at all for that matter.

Ariadne's multi-platinum and mocha colored pelt looked very glossy, she just went swimming. Damp, she looked pretty lanky, but still pretty. Umber-mocha voids looked over the dark charcoal colored Eskers. She sneezed after taking a few steps, it had an odd smell. Fresh, yet very old. shaking her dreambox, her coat ruffled up. Shaking drip of water off in one big swipe. Her banner gently began to wag behind her, aimlessly exploring the Eskers. Her paws sunk into the dark grey sandy texture, she stood still for a bit. Panting. What a day.

The wolf dog had decided to take his chances with the wild. He hadn't been out away from civilization since meeting that one wolf, whom he didn't know the whereabout now. All the times he hadn't been alone, but finally he was, free to do as he pleased. He didn't think the wild had many limits; he had a piece of the wild in him, and one could only say he was proud.
Trotting along over the eskers, nose scrunching up occasionally as some of the dust particals drifted up to his nose. He tried to avoid it by taking big careful steps, but alas, nothing worked.
Turning down a row of the large dirty mounds, his warm honey-hazel eyes landed on the form of another. A canine like him, hybrid, but not of the same heritage. He decided to check it out. Coming up near her, walking along nearby, he gave a gruff but light bark to get her attention. It had been a good while since he had last met someone.

Deciding she was tired, and feeling pretty carefree; Ariadne folded herself up into a nice laying positiob, her dreambox gently placed into the sandy texture, nuzzling into it; getting comfy. Her banner curcled around her.

She jumped a little, then seeing another dog. A hybrid, like herself. Her voids watched his movements carefully. He seemed friendly enough, she barked at him, 'army-crawling' forwards puppy-like. Her banner stayed close to her, but thumped aginst the ground excitedly. Her umbery orab widened, but looked calm. There was a sereness about them. "I'm Ariadne." She spoke, her banner thumping even more right now. Crawling a little more foreward, raising her silvery dipped dome up, studying his features. She came across...Well probably goofy, but likeable. Submissable, but likeable.

Deniki gave his head a slight tilt at the fae as he studdied her, inching her way closer while still laying on the ground. An invisible brow raised at this and a silent but noticable chuckle came from him, as he took a seat on the soft, rather itchy ground. "I'm Deniki..." he replied, still watching her curiously. She'de probably need a bath after that, he figured. Enough of that thinking, though. "What brings you out here? I always figured hybrids would hang around the humans," he stated, remembering how he dwelled around the two-leggeds. He wanted to change that, though.

Ariadne froze. She was acting like a total goof; but she wanted to come across suttle. Her banner stopped thumping, and then just gave a steady wag into the sandy substance. Carmel dipped voids didn't leave the brute. "I'm Ariadne." She shook her scruff-not even remebering if she'd already said that. Her tucked her foreleg underself neatly. Her pretty fascade had s soft expression."Hybrid smibrid. Humans are alright; I just can't stand to be in town. Or stay put; eeling captive, you know?" Ariadne stated. Hoping to answer his question-uet ask her ow question.

Deniki's own banner began to wave behind him as he sat there, a bright smile lit onto his face. She's already said that... he thought silently as she once again stated her name. He shrugged it off and watched her some more. He knew how she felt, though he had a different story all his own. "I was practically run out of my original town," he replied, and stopped wagging his tail for a moment.

She pulled herself up easily. Swithcing positions probably often. She probably looked nervous; she wasn't. What would she be nervous about? Talking to another canine, especially a hybrid like herself? Nah. Nope. Nuhuh, not embarrassed or nervous. Okay - a little embarrassed. Now relazing that she had said her own name twice to him. He probably thougth that she thought - that he was dumb or someting. She could go on ratting for hours; explaining. But when she did that. She often made a complete fool of herslf.

Switly she took in a deep breath, letting it all out. Talk slow. No lies! Batted in her dreambox unforgivingly. "Oh no, that must have been really awkward, unless you were happy to leave." She said, her audits perked up alertly again. Her long pink ribbon exhaled from her mouth. Panting calmly, she was actually very layed back.

I never felt this way before
Everything that I do
Reminds me of you
And the clothes you left
They lie on the floor
And they smell just like you
I love the things that you do

Deniki watched her, his tail still waving behind him. He didn't quite understand her unusual antics, but it didn't matter to him. He could almost sense her feelings then, how she seemed to almomst regret her actions for a moment. He couldn't be entirely sure, but that wasn't why he was here in the first place. Setting his thoughts aside, he gave a deep sigh at her words. He had kept his past a secret from everyone in the valley. The only ones who really knew anything were those from his past. Even then, some didn't know everything. He decided to just try and avoid telling everything. "There was nothing left there, so I left." he simply replied, and then tucked his tail in next to him. "Are you from this valley?" he then asked, preferring to change the subject, as long as it wasn't entirely on him.

Her jestures were calm, becoming more layed back by the moment. Her hind legs were scooped under ner, sitting slightly on her haunches. Sitting there comfortable, taking in his words. Nodding at the appropiate times. She was interested in hearing other dogs' stories. But she had a feeling, deep within, he wished no to tell nor talk about itm much. So she kept her nose out of it. Hoping to get somewhere today; with something.

"I'm not from the Valley. I'm from a few countys away. I was brought here when I was six months." Ariadne nodded. Her silver pelt given a shake. Her umber voids softly watched him. Hoping to give off herself as sweet and gentle - like she really was. Usually she didn't act so funny. It must be, who knows.One of those days were she wasn't herself. But she was complex, a very hard and deep thinker. She had her moments. Good and bad. Unusual and odd. If he'd known her longer, he'd know it was just her being her. Ariadne has a little bit of 'auto-bond' with Deniki she thought. Both not getting along so well with two-legged. Leaving town. Both hybrids. Maybe it'd be the start of a friendship.

"Deniki, I'll sound common," she silver femmora went on "do you travel alone, or do you venture from your pack?" She asked, quizzically. Her brow raised with curiosity, and ligth anxiety. "If your alone..." Ariadne continued on, hoping not to give off the impression of being one more desperate female on the verge of 'L-O-V-E!' Ek. That scared her. Something she definetly wasn't! "I'm hoping to find a pack...To travel with. I can't stay put long. Maybe there is a way we can start something, you and I? I pack that travels." She spoke, a little blunt. The tone of er lyrics bounced, you could tell she was trying to just make it sound like what it was. Does that make sense?

Deniki, while Ariadne wasn't speaking, glanced over her unusual actions for a moment. She seemed to go through some phases, like acting one way and then another. He didn't quite understand it, him being who he was and all, he didn't understand much of females. He usually hung out with fellow hybrid males where he once lived, only interacting with faes every once in a while. He could remember those days clearly, despite how far away they seemed. This caused him to sigh almost absentmindedly, but then he made a noise as though clearing his throat to hope she hadn't caught the sigh.

Pricking his auds, he returned attention back to her, tilting his head a bit at her words. He couldn't be sure how far he had come, it was a good distance he had wandered to get here. Even then, he wouldn't know how to get back to where he once lived. There wasn't anything left there for him anyway. "I wouldn't know how to get back to my original home." he replied, thinking. It didn't bother him much. But in a way, he regretted ever forgetting such a thing.
He was almost put off by her next words. He never had a pack but those little friendly gang-like groups he had with his previous friends. "I've never had anything like an actual pack," he stated, and gave his tail a quick thump. "I've traveled alone ever since leaving my last home," he then added. He then gave his head a tilt at her final words, unsure of the whole pack ordeal, but not wanting to let it be known. He could go along with such a thing. "That sounds interesting, and unique," he replied then, nodding. "Would you know anyone who'de want to be in such a pack?" he then asked, giving his head another tilt. A habit of his.

Tilt.Tilt. And tilt again. She sort of liked how he did. adn she did notice how he did so, and often to. But it didn't bother her. she payed to close attention to such habits anyways. Her dreambox was titled. Eeks, now she was doing it. But her tilt off to the other side. The opposite. Her banner wagged a few times, hoping she hadn't made a total fool of herself by now.

"I don't know of anyone, yet." She stated saddley. A pack couldn't be a pack witout members. Duh. But that was just it. "We'd have to stumble across some..." She said draggily. But her features were hopefuly. Returning to a more normal state of emotion. "Sorry for putting so much on you." Ariadne noted. Pools wondering off to the side. Her banner slowly began to stop wagging. Slowly, slowly. Until it stopped in the somewhat 'sticky' gravel like substance. She shook her pelt, releaving bit here and there that stuck to her.

Deniki looked at her, realizing suddenly that he kept tilting his own head. He studdied her for a brief moment as she seemed to copy him, though he knew that couldn't be the case. Even if it was, he thought it was funny. Cute. Funny and cute, for all he'de care to think.
He then made a gruff noise from his throat and thought. "I don't know anyone around here that would," he stated, and then raised a brow, "We could scavenge for someone, though." he suddenly added, and then shook his head quickly at her final words of that moment. "No, no, that's nothing on me." he said in reply to her, giving his banner a quick wave behind him, thumping it lightly on the sandy ground.

Ariadne thought. Deeper and deeper she thought about her plan, she felt pretty dumb. Her banner wagged a few times, feeling a little lazy just sitting. But she enjoyed the break from traveling. She listened to him, hope came and went from her thoughts. Then came and went again before she could grasp it. Stupid dog...Stupid dog! She told herself a few times.

"We could. True." She said, some hope falling into her reach. "Oh, that good." She said, a grin crossing her delicately built features. She shook her pelt, releasing even more of the sandy grey-ish stuff than before.