January 13, 2024, 01:44 PM
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Coming down from the mountains, the blackbear felt refreshed and energetic. The bitter cold disappeared on the valley floor, although it was cold enough still to see snow on the ground. Easy still felt warm.
She howled periodically for @Sumac — not summoning him, but letting him know that she was back. There gathering had ended, and she was not sure where Sumac might have gone. Moonglow, perhaps, so she set off in that direction at persistent clip. Valiant and Minnow would be there, too; her tail swung high in the air as she contemplated this. Sumac had options now, she thought, but she wouldn't push him to make any choices if he wasn't ready.
And she wasn't quite ready to part from him, either. She missed him, she realized, and her tail wagged harder as she added another helping of anticipation to the coming reunion.