There's a good reason Jericho chose the beach for Sunhaven's dwelling — of course, besides the fact that he holds a certain penchant for the seaside and that greenhouse and the quaint town that reminds him of the beach city.  It's quite warm there, even the mountains (save for the peak).  Jericho doesn't think he's built to survive in the cold, he's too weak and thin from lack of protein, but he's just never enjoyed winter.  Even on the hottest days he doesn't mind the sun's intense warmth washing over him, setting his ginger pelt aflame and bathing him in liquid gold.  Besides, so few plants grow in the cold, and Jericho doesn't know how he'd live without Sunhaven's wide array of flora to spend tending to and harvesting.  In other words, Snowbound's territory is not for the Helion. 

The little tabby trudges through the snow after Dean, doing his best to follow in the footsteps of his larger clanmate.  Though he cannot see his footfalls in the thin blanket that lies on the ground, Jericho's parted jaws catch his scent on his tongue and he steers in whichever direction the snow feels thinner under his own paws.  While Dean is certainly not alone, the tom's arrival is slightly delayed — his strides are much shorter, after all, without even mentioning his blindness and missing leg.  Albeit lopsidedly, Jericho manages to finally reach the german shepherd, coming to a slightly relieved halt at the canine's side with a light exhale.

He's hardly even halted when he hears a strange voice.  The feline's head lifts, ears pricked attentively — it seems they've already been joined.  "Oh!  Ah, w-we're from Sunhaven," the ginger feline speaks up in explanation, offering a small, polite smile.  He blinks, honey-hued eyes gazing just past Henri unseeingly, though peering with genuine warmth nevertheless.  "I'm Jericho, um, but w-we're a new group around here and wanted to... t-to come by and visit.  And I also — uh, I also wanted to discuss th-the possibility of an alliance?  We have a lot of merchants, ah, I-I thought we could come and trade, too."  The male falls silent to keep himself from rambling, albeit rather sheepishly.

ATBASH CIPHER

i know i should stop believing
i know there's no retrieving

bio | female | hailcaller [leader] of snowbound

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Jericho's ears prick as Dimitri speaks.  So they are merchants too, so to speak?  That sounds like good news to the Helion — maybe they'll have good stuff to trade!  He's about to open his mouth to reply when another scent hits his tongue at the approach of Atbash, and he closes his mouth once more to allow her to speak.  Amber eyes, though blindly staring beyond the Snowbound leader, remain attentively polite.  When she finishes her questions he dips his head and pauses, Quantum having already jumped to reply.  He doesn't mind the tigress's speaking on his behalf, and Jericho is largely oblivious to the lack of respect she holds for him.  That said, he's certainly less skeptical than she is; if the Snowbounders would like to offer their own explanation he certainly won't mind, but Jericho also understands that Sunhaven still needs to prove themselves.  While Sunhaven is swiftly growing and already powerful enough in their own right, Snowbound is already an established group and Sunhaven is incredibly new, and Jericho thinks that's good enough reason to have them on their side.  They could always use friends. 

"Uh, w-well, trade's a pretty big thing for us, but otherwise we've got our... ah, fair share of trained fighters and medics.  Our o-other main focus is social stuff, meaning if you're interested in events we'll have lots t-to invite you to," the little tabby explains.  To be fair, commerce is their focal point, but so is the social aspect as well as the guilds.  At the war policy question he nods at Quantum's response with a small, polite smile.  "I'm, ah, s-seeking an alliance with the Ascendants and Tanglewood, too.  No enemies, um, yet.  And we don't start wars unless th-there's no other options, but we... we're willing to finish them."  Goodness, he sure hopes they won't have any enemies in the near future.  Sunhaven has been relatively peaceful thus far and while he understands why war may be necessary, he by no means welcomes it.  With a little exhale the tom's unseeing eyes flicker about towards Atbash's direction as he falls into patient silence, awaiting a reply.

ATBASH CIPHER

i know i should stop believing
i know there's no retrieving

bio | female | hailcaller [leader] of snowbound