Ocean's Breath Plateau until there's nothing left of green

the bugs that had descended had eaten everything. caught in their temporary state, the nomadic pack had been caught off guard, and without the caches of the Maplewood, Casmir was afraid that their attempts to find food would be unfruitful at best. the locusts had devoured every bit of green, leaving very little cover for prey, skeleton branches reaching to the sky.

he loped alone under their stretching fingers, shivering a bit at the sudden haunting nature of the land. a rabbit flushed before him and he gave chase, but despite his efforts and his speed, it escaped. Casmir swore and panted, pausing to regain his strength before pressing on.

Saena would need every bit of what he found, though he too knew he must eat. but without food, her milk would dry up, and that meant death for the pups. he thought of persuading her to donnelaith, but now that the green was stripped away, it meant that they too suffered.

the quiet snapping of little teeth drew him -- at first Casmir felt it must be a fox, and though he was not thrilled about it, the meat of a fox and other carnivores would suffice when nothing else could be found. he readied himself to pounce and moved closer in a prowl.

"Em!" he exclaimed when his vision revealed no fox, but his baby sister. "Emaleth, what are you doing out here, alone?" where were their parents?