Black Morass Hakuna Matata

Carlotta slowly left everyone behind as she padded lightly through the dense, bare trees, following nothing but her nose. She had been overturning every log, rock and dead leaf in the hopes of finding some bit of green that hadn't disappeared with the rest, but was unsuccessful. Huffing with disappointment and frustration, Carlotta raised her head for the first time since leaving her family, to take a look around. The silly girl hadn't even been on guard for danger, not giving her saftey a second thought before gluing her eyes to the ground and giving her senses over to the search. 
Luckily she came across nothing threatening, and now found herself staring at a wall of rock. There appeared to be an opening leading through to a separate area, one boasting puddles of thick mud and, suprise! More naked shrubbery, trees bare of their leaves.

 Along the way she had picked up her mother's scent in the air and it seemed to get heavier, the closer Carlotta got to the mountain. It was no suprise to her that another member of her family should be around, given their tendency to wander and Lotti decided to enter the stone opening after her mother. Stepping into the cool ooze on the other side, the girl smiled and mushed her toes further into the mess, taking a moment to be a child. 
After all, she was still quite young and had had little time for fun. Splashing as she went, Carlotta made her way to the other side of the mud and jumped onto dry land, laughing all the while. If father could she her now, he would probably scold her. She remembered the reason for her trek to this swampy area and shook the mud from her pelt, taking a quick look around for her mother. Spotting the ivory female up ahead, Carlotta broke into a run and yelled to her kin. "Mum! Wait for me!"