Blacktail Deer Plateau serendipity

tagging @Grayday but aw:)

She awoke in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nothing and shrouded in shadows. She felt nothing but...confusion. Not fear, not anger, not anything. Unsure, she attempted to get up but the moment she gathered enough energy to move, pain racked through her entire being and she doubled over instantly, chest heaving as gasps slipped past parted lips. Stars flickered across her vision and her view shimmered and glittered as tears filled her brilliant amber eyes.

At first, she remembered nothing. Everything was blank. She did not know who she was or where she was, or why she was even here. But there was nothing to do about it, so she heaved herself up through the pounding headaches and began wandering. There was no destination, no purpose. She just...what was going on? 

Days passed and occasionally, bits of light and colours and voices flitted past her mind. Sometimes, she managed to catch these silvers of memories, clutching them in her sweaty grip. But even if she did, without the other lost pieces, nothing seemed to make sense. They were just random pieces of a puzzle. So, she continued on, shaking off the feeling of eternal confusion that seemed to plague her very being. Her priorities right now was to find a pack to take her in.

But as she stood a respectable distance away from the borders, she felt, for the first time, a spark of fear. What if packs didn't take in amnesiacs? But did it matter? She didn't need to tell them she lost ninety nine percent of her memories. They wouldn't figure it out..right? She knew what her name was...or at least, it was what she thought her name to be. Anxiety flitted through brilliant amber eyes and her teeth wore not-so-gently into her lip. Taking a deep breath, she planted her paws firmly down on the ground, squared her shoulders, tilted her head and politely announced her presence to the pack. 

Silently, the burning embers of fear and worry sparked to life, turning quickly into a little bonfire.