Stone Circle Why is the [water] gone?!

Merrit tipped his head at Steph's lack of knowledge, surprised that she didn't have an answer. Even mother didn't bring a reason for the water's sudden decline, yet at that, he paused. He had begun to realize that sometimes the adults asked him questions they already knew the answers to, and he wondered if his mother was doing this now. That had to be it, and Merrit quietly tracked Steph's glance up the river.

His sister gave a good thought, and slowly, he nodded his agreement. "I made water stop," he mused, remembering when he'd stepped in a small trickle of rainwater and had caused the water to pool around his toes instead of carrying on downhill. Maybe that was happening now, but surely no one's paw was big enough to stop a whole river! He narrowed his gaze, and thought out loud. "Maybe a bison fell asleep in the water." But he couldn't remember if he'd ever seen a bison in the forest before, and his thoughts fished elsewhere. "Or... maybe Greyback," he said slowly, and turned to find his family's approval. Yes, that felt a lot more satisfying. The large man was probably almost as big as a bison, after all, and more than capable of blocking a river.