Otter Creek Walk it off

She was glad to see Gunnar again. Although she'd only really interacted with the stocky Bay wolf once, she'd immediately felt comfortable with him and was happy to know that none of that had disappeared in the interim. Maybe it was because they were sort of kindred in a way, but she felt like she could trust him, and so she had no reservations about talking openly.

But first, his news. "That's cool!" Saena exclaimed, her short tail beating back and forth as best it could. "My aunt had puppies recently, too, they're really cute! It's exciting having them around!" She was going to miss Constantine, Casmir and Eilidh the most. She spent little time with them individually, but her brief time with them had endeared them to her. It was almost impossible to imagine that she'd thought very little of them when she made her decision to leave the plateau.

"A dog bit it off," she said succinctly, and then said, "and not much is new. Some... weird things have happened around here that I'm not too fond of," she gradually led in, paused and then said, "so I'm planning to strike out on my own."