Meadowlark Prairie toccato and fugue in d minor

The youngster more or less faded quietly into the background, yet Raven did not forget to include him with a glance here or there even as his mother spoke. She didn't offer an introduction for either one of them, though she did make a surprising offer. It was sorely tempting, especially since Raven had both a lot to learn and far too little in her own medicinal stash, yet she knew better than to set foot inside another pack's territory. There was too much danger there, especially considering they were veritable strangers.

"That's a gracious offer. I wish I could but I actually need to report back home soon," the yearling fibbed, offering the pair a genuinely grateful smile and an equally authentic apologetic dip of her head. She truly regretted the lost opportunity. "But..." She found herself speaking without thinking. "Would you care to tell me where you find most of your herbs? I need to build up my stocks and I'm not sure of the best places around here. And I wouldn't want to infringe, if you have areas you'd prefer I leave alone," Raven added, having no desire to create pack tensions between the caldera and this dark woods pack.