Stone Circle Poor Unfortunate Souls

Her ears swiveled this way and that, taking in the sounds of the forest, as well as her mother's voice. Do you think he'd be up for a visit? she asked. She didn't want to bug him if he was resting. She assumed Valette checked up on him just as much as she did Steph. 

She paused to nose a bush next to her. She was really trying to relax through a little pain, but she didn't want to show that to her mother. If she knew, then she was sure she'd make Steph head straight back to the den. The pain wasn't bad, not nearly as bad as it hurt to bend her body to the side. It was more of an ache. But, nothing she didn't feel she could push through.