The scent of smoke and the sound of a fire starting to crackle nearby were the things that woke the large wolf up from his sleep. The soft popping from the wood burning was faint, barely there even, but it was enough to alert him to the presence of others in the area. The beast eased up to his paws and looked around to see if he could find the warm glow before the darkness set it, but it wasn't in his immediate area. That was good, since that meant that creeping up to the camp site was still on his terms rather than having the humans stumble upon himself.<br/><br/>Cautiously, he started to head away from the water's edge and hoped he picked the right direction. When the scent of smoke started to get weaker, he gave a huff before changing direction to find the source. By the time he arrived to the outer edges of the camping space, settled in at the bottom of the cliff that he had been up and down numerous times by now, it was already well past sun down and the warm air was starting to cool off for the night.<br/><br/>Normally, he would avoid areas like this, but the last couple of months, he found himself making his way dangerously close to check, to see if the female happened to be the one camping there. And every time, it wasn't her, though he didn't think that he would stop until it was winter. Even with the mishap that had happened only a week or so ago, where he had stepped right into a trap that the campers had set up to keep wild animals away. Thankfully, he had been able to get free on his own, and was gone before he was found, but that had not been a fun experience.<br/><br/>When he saw the female's form in the flickering light, he started to prowl closer, head lowered and eyes trained on her as his slightly limping gate closed the space between them. Once he was completely and totally sure that it was her, rather than just pretty sure, he closed the distance up to the other side of the flames, then flopped down on his side and gave a grumbled huff. He saw no reason to shift just yet, though he knew that if it was a request, he wouldn't deny the other a partner that could actually talk.