[Dali (RP)]

Dali was pacing up and down the patch of grass in front of his den. His mind was racing, full of both anxiety and excitement. He was a sentinel in training. The face that one would greet upon entering Inaria. The hound looked down at a rain puddle and sat down, the face in the reflection scrunched up in thoughtfulness until he forced himself to speak with a grin. 

"Hello! Welcome to Inaria, my name is Dali and I shall be your sentinel for today."

No, Dali. Too friendly. What if you bump into an enemy, you idiot? 

"YOU'RE ON THE BORDERS OF INARIA! STATE YOUR BUSINESS OR GET THE FUCK OUT!"

Too aggressive. Especially for Inaria. This is meant to be a peaceful, friendly place. Maybe mix it up a bit?

"Welcome to Inaria! NAME. BUSINESS. RIGHT NOW!" 

Oh, this totally wasn't him at all. How do you get that perfect balance between benevolent and intimidating, though? As Dali examined his stick-like limbs, he wished he was more imposing and larger like the dires that made up the packlands. Anybody approaching the borders was probably going to look at him like he was either a clown masquerading as a wolf or an entry snack. Scratching behind his ear, Dali began to ponder and thought back to his own acceptance. Moons had been nice but she had also been accompanied by a stricter Yoki, who had balanced things out quite nicely. Was he really cut out to be like one of them? Had he really done the right thing in... Oh, a butterfly! His deep, troubling thoughts were disturbed by a flutter of pink wings, causing him to bite instinctively at the air.

No, no, don't get distracted. Focus on the problem at hand. Even though it would help if he had somebody to help him keep him focused on the problem at hand. Maybe he should try and find Aeolus? Cockatrice had placed them together in this whole 'buddy system' thing he had going on so it wouldn't hurt to ask him for some pointers. Only problem is he had no idea where to find him, and Inaria was a big place. Not big enough for his long legs, however. Setting off in a brisk trot, the hound headed for the borders, sniffing here and there for any scent of his 'partner'... or a potential snack. He concentrated better when he ate, and it had been a good half an hour since he had consumed a whole rabbit. 

So, naturally, he was ravenous.

[Aeolus]

Things had been busy but then that was normal, at least for him, what was new was the fact that he was now supposed to be a mentor rather than the mentored. It should be interesting, once he got started, of course that meant first locating his assigned student. He was used to scanning for scents though, it was part of the job description of both a Page and of course a Sentinel, so it didn't take long for him to locate his students scent and to begin following it noting that it seemed as though Dali were searching for him as well seeing as how the trail appeared to be heading towards the borders. Good. That showed initiative however as much as he appreciated that drive and motivation he wasn't keen on having someone there at the borders when he was uncertain of their ability to handle the situations that, at least in his opinion, were unique to the borders and the domain of Sentinels.

Which meant picking up his speed until he was able to make out a figure in the distance that resembled the one from the meeting close enough that he was confident in calling out "Dali!". He was careful to not use any tone that would seem like an order, though it had occurred to him that despite them both being Pages as Dali's mentor for the Sentinel rank he did have some authority over the other, but his voice was pitched to get the canine's attention which in theory should prevent the continued progression towards the border.

Of course he wouldn't stop but would continue moving towards his new pupil assessing the other as he did so, although he had already begun his assessments of his student the instant he had begun his search so really it was actually just a continuation of his assessments. Either way Dali was being weighed, measured and tested whether it was realized or not.