Swiftcurrent Creek school trip

Oh you! :D I'll deal with it IC-ly - enjoy the dog show!

Bazi grimaced. Ferdie outed her jealousy immediately, and it embarrassed her to have it so plainly stated. Nightingale's hurt was almost palpable, which made her feel worse. It's self-defense! she wanted to scream, You might be dead tomorrow! But when she played that sentence over in her head, it only sounded hurtful.

"There's Blue Willow at the Plateau," she said, remembering the sweet, gentle healer from Blacktail Deer Plateau. "You should go - I'll come with you to the lake at the bottom of the mountain range and turn back after that. There's something I want to show you, and the Vale wolves might appreciate it, and.. " By this point, her eyes had adjusted to the darkness. She spied the whelp in the corner, nibbling on the fish that Ferdie had brought inside. For the first time since Nightingale's arrival, Bazi addressed the child personally. "Maybe.. you..could bring them a gift. I know a place, and you're small enough to fit." She offered a stiff little smile, and turned back to Ferdie with a whisper, "We can cover some basic scouting skills on the way to make her seem more well-rounded."