Whitefish River the road goes ever on

Set during the journey of the Phoenixes! Am especially keen for Shreya to chat to those she hasn't met yet, like @Casmir @Desna @Chosovi @Laika @Gaia~

It was late evening but the sky was still bright blue in places, the low sun shining through clouds darkening for the night. Shreya, an old wolf, was among the nomads settling down on the protective banks of a river she didn't know. As they'd travelled onwards, the far-distant Maplewood now no more than a memory, she had decided not to ask Saena and Luke where they might be going, making a purposeful choice to trust her Alphas just as her subordinates had once trusted her. But she'd remained close to them along the way anyway, partly because if she brought up the rear she'd drop behind and get lost, and partly out of an instinct to remain close to her great grandchildren, Saena's three pups.

Right now, however, she left the little family to itself, and rested by the river, dangling her aching forepaws down over the bank so she could cool them in the water. It was quite a comical sight, given that her hindlegs were folded behind her. Ahh, said Shreya with satisfaction. The water felt lovely.