Firestone Hot Springs your only smoke and mirrors

Newly accepted into Redtail Rise, Oliver was already starting to regret making such a commitment to the pack. After all, it would only be a matter of time before his slothful nature frustrated his superiors to the point where they'd just be rid of him. Perhaps it would be better to quit while he was ahead.

The rangy black wolf had told his new leaders he wanted to do a bit of exploring and would return in a day, but now he was thinking about just running away, rejecting the pack before they could reject him.

He'd been searching for hours, and he was still nettle-less. And not only that, he was really hungry, too. Oliver's long legs carried him over the ground at an easy trot as he continued his search. He was close to giving up, but the thought of Reek's smug face when he returned empty handed kept him going. Nettle was a common enough plant, surely he'd find some sooner or later.

He paused to investigate a plant that caught his eye, thinking he might have finally stumbled across the target of is search. A voice suddenly spoke up behind him, startling him. Oliver whirled around to see a black she-wolf standing nearby. "Oh, hey," he said breathlessly. "Didn't see you there. You scared me."

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