Blacktail Deer Plateau burnt earth

Easy simply laid the bundle on the ground and looked out over the flatlands, a peculiar ache in her chest. The mountains that bordered this wide valley were almost too far to fathom. How much further had the come from, but in the opposite direction? How much further did this corridor go?

"It's so big out here," said Easy. "How will she ever find us?"

She didn't cry, this time, but turned her face into Pema's ankles. She wanted to go back to the rendezvous site, where Daddy always seemed to appear out of thin air just when she needed him. "Can we go see your den, now?" she asked.