Running Waters (Open)

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Borealis
Borealis trotted along in the thick grasses, her paws aching from her seemingly never ending journey. Her somewhat thick fur did not help her in the brilliant summer sunlight. She kept looking ahead, looking for a dip in the endless grass. As she trotted along, she heard a familiar roaring. "That must be a waterfall, surely." She thought in her daze. She increased her pace, and soon, she had reached a waterfall. She nearly cried out in joy, she had hardly had any water at all in days. She hopped into the large pool near the cascade, the cool waters engulfing her hot pelt.

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Axel;

Long legs carried Axel over the dried summer grasses. He was not a huge, brawny thing—but he was strong. It was with little to no effort that he sped up into a trot. The season was almost over, and the chill of Autumn was in the air. Axel glanced skyward as his pace quickened, his yellow eyes reflecting the few clouds that hadn’t yet been blown off by the light breeze. Autumns were typically good in the valley, so he had heard. The deers were out rutting, the spring young were exploring. Plenty of time for a wolf to bulk up before the cold months.

At this moment, however, Axel was not hungry but thirsty. He had come towards the falls from the wrong side, and therefore there was no river beside him from which to drink. It wasn’t so bad though. Having to travel all the way to the Wildwater to drink was a pleasant enough run. It was over quickly.
And as he approached around a bend, up ahead he saw a wolf wading and drinking in one of the calmer pools at the outside of the falls. Axel smiled, tossing his blue mane and closing the distance.

”Afternoon, ma’am,” He called, not wanting to startle her or appear threatening. ”Might I join you for a drink?”

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Borealis looked up, and quickly replied to the seemingly friendly strangers question "Sure, I don't mind." She quickly retreated onto the shore of the pool. Trying to shake off the water from her paws. She turned to look at the non-threatening stranger. And it finally clicked that she should probably ask his name. "By the way, who are you?" She asked, tilting her head a little and actually examining the stranger that had seemingly appeared out of nowhere when she hadn't been paying attention, "He looks decently friendly, at least" she thought absentmindedly, but still staying a decent amount of space away from the stranger.

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Axel;

The female certainly wasn’t surprised to see him. Axel’s blue ears flicked and he nodded after a very short hesitation. She moved out of the water to make room for him, he supposed, and he obliged. He didn’t enter into the small pool fully, as swimming wasn’t Axel’s forte—but he did bend at the edge and lap up the cold, refreshing liquid. As he drank, he was aware of the female’s eyes on him. She asked him who he was, and he straightened.
Part of him considered giving her a very long answer, for “who are you” was a very broad topic... but Axel was kind and considerate, and would have hated to embarrass her. He smiled pleasantly.
”My name is Axel.” He gave a deep nod, the muscles in his shoulders ruffling the blue-brown fur as he did so. ”Might I inquire what your own name is?” His yellow eyes twinkled, and he dipped his front paws into the water at his feet. It was nice to cool off.