Swiftcurrent Creek from the kiri tree

@Danica

Ever since her encounter with the big, black wolf, Leaf had changed. It was a subtle change--as such were the nature of all animals--but one nonetheless, and she returned home to her pack lands with a renewed sense of purpose. Though she would continue her feeble attempts to gather food for the pack as Bazi had wished, she was also more determined to--well, to tell have truth spoken. The miscommunication between her and the big, black wolf, and all the mistakes he had made grated on her soul. While it was true it was mostly because she was emotionally invested in the male wolf, she dismissed it as mere foolishness on his part that needed to be corrected. Or at the very least, he needed to obtain better counsel. Frowning like a bitter, old woman, the little red wolf paced about Women's Glade. Though she did not know the glade was named such, it did seem an appropriate place to brood or even to gossip. A spring was nearby, and she drank the fresh waters with relish before rolling onto her back, where she played with the dappled light with both eyes and paws. "Won't you come and see" she began to recite in verses, "loneliness? Just one leaf--" Her voice grew faint among the afternoon breeze.