Redhawk Caldera Ease my worried mind

Her brother's excitement was contagious, and Orca felt herself filling up with the same bubbly feeling. She was glad that someone else wanted to be friends with the "outsiders," because she just didn't have the same mistrust that Towhee did. Benjamin seemed not to have a certain destination in mind -- maybe because he wasn't too familiar with the caldera's landscape, Orca guessed -- and was a little unsure about running with the pair of siblings. But she felt confidence they could convince him to join them.

"I want to!" she chirped, black tail swishing back and forth behind her. She knew that both boys would likely be much faster than her, due to her shorter legs, but she was still game to give it a try. Hoping to encourage Ben, she trotted a few paces away. "Ready...set..." she counted down, looking to one of her companions to say the last word.