Blacktail Deer Plateau The water there is deeper

he nodded, and again when she suggested they move away from the sad little graves. falling into step alongside her, he moved when she did, toward the forest's shadowed heart. "yes. yes they are." his children were pressing five months now, and the time had moved so swiftly that he was often shocked when he gazed upon them. "and i move into middle age," he laughed softly. sometimes he felt a slight stiffening in joints that had not felt so previously, but daily exercise and romping with the small trio kept him limber.

taltos felt it impolite to ask after osprey's future plans, in light of her loss, and so kept things as light as he could manage. "i have heard that saena is pursuing leadership elsewhere. she will make a good alpha."