Whitefish River purple thorns

*shoves timeline under a rug* :D

It had taken a while, but eventually the pain within Harlyn's skull faded away to join the other terrible memories of the past couple of weeks.  She had been unable to help when the fire burned her pack's lands and then unable to help search for those they feared were lost due to the blaze.  She was determined now to make up for lost time, and thus she had set out early from the Plateau on her own to search to the south of their borders.


The druid had little hope in her heart that they would ever find Dante or the girl (Harlyn had never met her and she tended to be disconnected from the Plateau wolves in general, simply because she did not see her home amongst them).  She certainly prayed that both were alive and safe wherever they were, but she felt it far more likely that they would find their way back to the Plateau before any of their packmates managed to locate them.  Besides which, her faith told her that the earth mother held them tightly and safely in her arms - wherever they ended up was the will of the gods and it was not Harlyn's naturd to question the spirits that protected and guided them all.  They would return when fate allowed.  All she and the others could do was continue to pray that the gods would be merciful and bring them home sooner rather than later.

Still, Harlyn knew well how important it was to Mordecai not to give up the search, so it was out of her love for him that she dutifully did her part to find whatever evidence she could of their whereabouts or well-being.  Her search led her along the shores of the river that traced a southerly line past the Plateau and down towards the Heartwood.  The sound of splashing water drew her to the presence of the unknown female who was settling down upon the bank to consume a fish that Harlyn could only assume she'd just caught.  She gave a low chuff to announce her presence to the woman as she came nearer, adjusting her posture to one that communicated neutrality so as not to cause any alarm.