Bearclaw Valley maestro

Sesi struggled through the tall grass, goose-stepping awkwardly alongside her mother. Now and then her enthusiasm for adventure would falter in face of so many obstacles, but with Scarlett at her side, the cautious pup persevered. They made it to the edge of the river, where - not without protest - Sesi was lifted bodily onto a log. She looked a little uncertain about being so far off the ground, but was successfully distracted by a point of interest. "Deer!" the girl repeated in a high shriek; barking at the prey on the other side of the water. They stared back at the fuzzy lump, unimpressed. Sesi turned to face her mother, wobbling on the slippery surface of the log. "When I'm-m big, I hunt," she declared with unusual certainty, puffing out her narrow chest.