Blacktail Deer Plateau Hold your horses now

There were still some adults Saēna had yet to meet, but Blue Willow was lucky not to be among those. When it came to strangers, the girl was quiet and reclusive, often making several attempts to become invisible throughout the course of the encounter... But Blue Willow was a common sight for the pups, and Saēna greeted her exuberantly as befit the Caretaker's status.

For now, the cubs could get away with shirking hierarchy. This made things less confusing for all of them, though Saēna knew her place was at the bottom of the heap. Still, she was able to prance up to Blue Willow and dance an excited jig without being reprimanded by her father for lack of manners. She had a bright spirit that one day would loathe the confines of being in Osprey's and Pura's shadows constantly, and probably Ty's as well, but she was as non-confrontational as they came. She might have had the spirit of a fighter, but she certainly didn't have the heart... Though in these moments when she was alone, anyone could see she wasn't so weak as her litter-mates treated her.

Blue Willow spoke to her, and the sound of the Caretaker's voice rose Saēna's ears as though they had minds of their own. Grinning goofily around her tongue, which hung out the side of her mouth, the girl nodded vigorously and screeched a loud, "Ya ya ya!" What the hell is a rain dance, she might have asked as an adult, but being only a child and only understanding the word rain, and knowing she liked how rain sounded, she could only assume it was something exciting. “Reeeee-daaaaa reeeeee-daaaa," parroted the patchy pup, romping in little circles around Blue Willow's legs as she chanted this newest word.