Swiftcurrent Creek I'd sacrifice my soul for yours

"Oh, I wish I could join you!" Bones said lightly, a touch of real regret in her eyes and tone. "He lives at Blacktail Deer Plateau. You heard of it?" She tipped her head and, even as she did so, felt an itch behind her left ear. Somehow managing to perfectly maintain her balance, she arched her head and lifted a hind leg to scratch at it, then dropped her foot back down when the itch was gone.

"Thanks, you too!" she replied to his compliment. "I hate coyotes." She sneered, her ears lying back against her nape, then brightened and resumed her smile once more. "We all made a good team, didn't we? I like how the creek feels like one big, happy family," she mused.