Silver Creek out for a paddle

Oh sure. ^__^

Things weren't quite back to normal yet, of this she was aware. And then of course there was the fact that the pack at Silver Creek had never been "normal", as they'd come here in the wake of the locust attack and had never seen the territory in all its verdant glory. But the point was there, and it was thriving, and while Shreya refused to get ahead of herself she did at least let herself acknowledge that things were getting better.

Hence the luxurious bath.

Being upwind and quite submerged, and distracted by a fish to boot, Shreya did not notice the stranger until he howled. It was a casual howl, and friendly, and this made her assume that this was one of Silver Creek's outlying prospects. Saena had introduced the concept during her time here, and it had lingered.

Shreya waded towards him until a very striking-looking fellow met her line of sight. A boy?! she observed incredulously. We haven't had one of those around here for a while.