Mudminnow River what's this????

Ilya smiled, glancing down at the mention of her name, even if it was just a polite gesture. It wasn't common. From what she remembered her mother told her it was a civilized name, given to wolves in captivity. Out in the real world she discovered not many wolves were born into captivity, and she learned quickly that she was different. She'd always liked her name though, it reminded her that she was in fact different than others, but she had adapted better than most. She dipped her head. "Thank you, Haven," she beamed.

"It isn't too hard," the black she-wolf shrugged. "You must be observant though, and luckily I'm just that." Ilya winked playfully and wagged her tail a little. Observant from a dark history, perhaps, but nonetheless. "Oh no," Ilya shook her head, "You didn't frighten me at all," she reassured the ashy fae. "If anything just a little caught off gaurd, I was far too wrapped up in my thoughts. I should've paid closer attention," she chuckled a little, shaking her head.

Her charcoaled coat glistened a bit as she shifted, her shoulders straightening as she moved to sit a little taller. Her smile softened as she noted the pride in the younger wolf's pride. She wasn't old by any means, but was definetly older than the wolf in front of her. And although she wasn't but a rank higher, she too had felt pride when recieving her higher ranks; it made her feel as though she was helpful to the pack. "Congratulations," Ilya responded, dipping her head. "I'm relatively new as well, you're actually the first outside wolf I've met," she commented, "In the territory, I mean," she added quickly. 

"Well, I was trying to decide what might be causing the drop in water... It's not bad, I suppose, but just not usual. I was thinking of travelling upstream, if you'd like to accompany me?" Ilya offered the female with a smile. Her offer was genuine, she wasn't offering just for the sake of being polite. She wagged her tail in a friendly manner and glanced over her shoulder up the stream. "I was thinking it might be blocked, somehow, but there aren't any humans for miles so I'm not quite sure what could have done it,"

It's a beaver dam ;)