Morningside Cuesta here be dragons

she was only a few days shy of adulthood, now, and any evidence of the plump cub she had once been had vanished. she was not stocky and well-built, like her brother, but instead streamlined and outfitted with lean muscles benefitting travel and the hunt. truly, she had grown accomplished at the latter and provided readily for the pack often. it seemed to her that summer was ageing as she was, the day's heat seemed tiring more than pleasant, and the days seemed to shorten as they had once lengthened. winter was coming, and though it was long ways off, she thought often of the move that must happen before then. 

soon, she decided, she would head west, search for the home her father hoped that they would find there. the prospect of adventure tugged at her eagerly, and yet something seemed to hold her here, for a couple more days from now, at least. between now and then, she might as well get something done, and hunting seemed the most benefiting at the moment. adopting a loose trot, she began to search for another of the hunting party she could make her partner.