Redtail Rise Comeback kid

The pair moved at a fast clip across the sloped landscape. Saena pitched her ears back to listen to her sister's sleepy words. She dwelled on them, but chose not to comment until they reached the shade of the trees. Birch seemed to prevail here, Saena noted as she streaked past their papery trunks. A few other types, all unfamiliar, stood among the ghostly white, but all were the minority.

"I never would've thought I'd agree," she admitted as she selected a lone, wide beech tree to rest under. Her intention originally wasn't to remain here with Junior, but she settled down in the crook of the large tree's roots and suddenly felt exhausted. "I don't think Dante would've ever made me a leader, though, so I'm glad I decided to take your advice."

She yawned, mimicking her sister's early interruption, then grinned at Junior. "Mind if I take a nap here with you? I didn't realize how beat I was 'til I laid down."