Nova Peak Memories to move on

Kaskara smiled at his thanks, nodding her head for him to eat. He bent to take a bite, but then her question seemed to startle him into thought. He said he would be grand, okay, but was he telling the truth? She hid her uncertainty behind her second smile. "I'm glad," she said softly, indicating that he should eat now. Kaskara watched him for a moment and then turned her eyes over the territory they now called home, the mountainous peak that they lived on and near. 

The Northwoods were beautiful and secluded, and the ridge that bisected the area was easy enough for them to climb. She had noticed a different set of muscles being used whenever she ascended the ridge and some of the peak; she was gaining new muscles with the strange use of them. Crawling over rocks was never easy. She had noticed this change in others, too, at least the ones that were adventurous enough to make the climb. She turned back to him and asked softly, "Can I ask you a personal question?"