Firefly Ravine Aue, aue

while murgash had expected the child to rejoin his call with a chorus of her own, he had not expected her to approach him. he watched somewhat bemused as she picked her way along the crevasse, and he watched her with his torn ears askance as she nimbly flounced across the narrow bridge and brightily hailed him.

it was the first time he could recall any wolf being overjoyed to see him; he'd take it.

"hoi!" he called gruffily, despite the fact she was right underneath him and there was no need for an outdoor voice. "wot ye doin'?"