Phoenix Maplewood Anyone Home?

Brynn's eyes brightened at Howl's acceptance of her offer. "That's okay!" She said in answer to his response that he was also not familiar with this place, "That's even better!" His next comment made her put her ears down nervously for a minute before giving him a shy smile. "Well...umm...thanks," She replied quietly. "I'm glad you think so, because I think you're pretty stunning, too," she added smiling shyly again before turning to look into the forest.

Brynn slowly started trotting deeper into the beautiful forest, occasionally stopping here and there to follow interesting scents that caught her attention. "My favorite part about being somewhere new is getting to follow all of the new scents to new plants and animals," Brynn stated as she looked at Howl with what was probably too much excitement on her face. Turning her head back towards her current path, she continued to pad across the forest floor. She suddenly caught the scent of something sweet. She turned to Howl and asked, "Do you smell that, too?" Brynn quickly turned back around and started following the fascinating scent until it led her to a large tree with large green leaves. She could tell the scent was coming from somewhere inside the tree. She made her way around the tree a few times before she saw a sticky substance coming from a scored piece of bark. She smelled the faint scent of a squirrel there, also. Had the animal been drawn by the scent as well and found a way into the tree, she wondered? Regardless, there was still plenty dripping down the trunk of the tree. Brynn looked up at the substance and considered it for a second before she stood up on her haunches and placed her front paws on the trunk of the tree. She could just barely reach her prize with her soft pink tongue, but was still able to lap a small chunk into her mouth. Falling back to the ground, she moved the the sweet, gooey substance around in her mouth before finally swallowing it. She had never tasted anything like this! She looked at Howl with surprise on her face. "You have to try some," She said excitedly. "It's like nothing I've ever tasted before," She exclaimed, licking any remnants from her lips as she spoke.