Koshiro had broken away from his band of dogs to go off and hunt, stretching in relaxation as he padded around the territory of the southern alps. He wasn’t sure if any dog owned this territory, but he had yet to see anyone so he figured it wasn’t something he had to worry about. He continued to hunt in the territory, coming across a chubby rabbit! It was his lucky day, and he knew he couldn’t pass up this chance for some good food!

Carefully the akita mix crept up on the critter, the rabbit moving slower than Koshiro would have expected such a speedy creature to. He wasn’t going to complain though, as with a few speedy steps he was able to take advantage of it and catch it! A successful hunt indeed! He set his catch down, and the celebration didn’t last long. He could smell the scents of another dog now, or rather... dogs... and Koshiro did not know who it was. Did this territory belong to someone after all? 

Koshiro was going to find the source of the scent, perhaps investigate who it was before determining whether he should make an escape for it or not, after all it could just be dogs traveling around like he and his band were! However, the source of the smell had found him first, and the akita mix spun around to lock eyes with the much large stranger.

A kid? He was no kid! He was shorter than this dog that was for sure, and maybe, POSSIBLY, a tad shorter than the average akita because of his mixed breed heritage, but he certainly did not look like a kid! But, ah, he wouldn’t kick up a fuss, not when he didn’t know this strangers temperament. “No sir, I’m not lost. My band of dogs and I are just traveling around. I’ve been looking for my father, and we like to see new sights. Though, I will admit we’ve been here before, just not for a while. My name is Koshiro, do you own this part of land?” He asked politely. He knew it was only right to ask if he was intruding. Truth be told it was something that happened often when he traveled around to so many different places.

Koshiro's ear twitched, a look of doubt on his face, though he also couldn't help but express a moment of surprise, shocked this larger dog hadn't told him to scram. "Ah, do you think that's possible?" He mused aloud, but no... He didn't want to stop keeping hopeful that Joe was alive somewhere! "That would be great though, thank you!" He perked up a little, nodding to the supposed leader of this territory. He realized that he should explain to the dog what his father looked like, otherwise how would this dog know who he was looking for? "My father's name is Joe. He's an akita mix, like me. He has silver brindle fur, and a few scars on his face and back!" The young male held his breath, awaiting Hansoku's reply. He prayed to the Gods that maybe this dog or one of his followers had seen something, heard something, anything! He had been growing ever doubtful these passed few months that maybe his father was gone after all, he needed something to lift his hopes again!

Koshiro did as h Hansoku asked of him, following the large male and staring up at him. He hoped someone would have seen something, but... “I will be very grateful to your pack if they do have any leads on him. Though... he has been missing for a while... He’s been gone for about two years now,” he warned the leader, wondering if this would change his opinion on whether or not his dogs would have seen something. He had traveled to many places in Japan, and had never gotten a single reliable lead. 

“Sure, thank you,” Koshiro dipped his head respectfully, turning and running off quickly to retrieve his group of dogs. His band of canines didn’t put up a fuss, but really anyway. A couple of them posed the doubt that this could be a trap, and mentioned that this dog was related to Hougen, but Koshiro calmed their worries... for the most part. This Hansoku dog didn’t seem bad! He seemed to genuinely want to help.

He brought his band of dogs back to the meeting spot, patiently awaiting the larger dog to arrive back. This could be it! This could finally be his chance to find his father! Hope blazed through him stronger than it had in a long time!