Blackfoot Forest Leaving the World Behind

indra was surprised to hear a howl, and loathe to leave laurel, parted reluctantly from the den and obliged it. she could not, at first, place the voice -- it was distinctly baritone, and distinctly for her -- yet beyond that, she had no discernible idea of who had summoned her.

when she broke from bearclaw and into the meadow, she was surprised to find moonshadow there -- and then, it came into focus -- he had told her he would call for her, and she had in light of all the life events tumbling around her, forgot. her gaze slid to the other wolf -- a stranger -- his sister?

hushed and full of trepidation, the redleaf woman snaked forward: "are you okay? is she?"