Swiftcurrent Creek elephants with lights

For @Lecter!

It had been long enough. Jinx was no longer welcome in the creek, and Fox was determined to find out who would be staying and who would be leaving. There were few among them that Fox considered friends. Njal, Tuwawi, and Haunter were among the top contenders. She would be hurt if they chose to leave, and no matter how mature she felt now, she knew that she would lash out at them if they abandoned her at this hour. She would be less-surprised if Lecter, Ira, and Sitri abandoned ship. Those three seemed closer to Jinx, and considering Ira was Jinx's charge, Fox would have found it strange if the youngling had stuck around rather than following his guardian. She was also aware that Lecter was close with Jinx, though she still misunderstood the depths of their relationship.

A question needed to be answered, and Fox took off into the damp undergrowth of the creek to seek out their healer (official title or not, it was what Fox associated him with). It was a shame they would lose him, but she had a feeling that another would come along to replace him. Perhaps somebody less off-putting. It was always amusing to see how the newcomers reacted. Fox was sure his first impression of her was quite a hoot. She lingered around his den, the thick smell of Jinx and the shaman present, though Fox knew that they would fade in time.