Redhawk Caldera Once upon a time

The pup wandered past him and down into the creek bed, inspecting the dry dirt with her paws and nose. It was only a few seconds before she directed a questioning verbalization at him, her eyes reflecting her query. Elwood followed her, stepping down alongside her.

"There used to be water here, I think," he replied, then tapped at one of the smaller pawprints that could be seen imprinted in the mud. He couldn't identify what animal it belonged to -- since it was mostly old and faded -- but he pointed at it anyway. "When you get bigger, you'll learn how to track prey by looking at their pawprints," he continued, though he knew most of what he said would go over Wildfire's head.