Redtail Rise Life in a bubble I blew

"¡Ole! I hail from Me-hee-co," the bony she-wolf announced to no one at all as she stood at the pinnacle of the blackened rise. Her white toes dug into the ashen soil underfoot, staining a sooty hue as her voice tapered off into silence and she squinted at her surroundings. Smash's scent trail had led her here to this strangely crispy place, yet she saw no sign of her older sister. Dragyn huffed, paced back and forth a moment, then began to climb downhill to see if Smash's trail led elsewhere.

On her way down, a bird winged overhead. She barely glanced at it before declaring, "Cardinalis cardinalis, also known as a redbird or common cardinal." Soon, she reached the foot of the hill and squinted again, sniffing the air. When she found nothing of note there, she dropped her head and began skimming her nose along, muttering things like, "Hemlock, of the Apiaceae family. Most likely Conium maculatum," or "Prunus virginiana, more commonly known as the bitter-berry or western chokecherry," as she rambled along.