Hushed Willows features her patiently explaining the cosmos

Since Kavik had showed her the pass through the mountains from Blacktail Deer Plateau, Rue had been eager to explore the lands that were now more accessible to her. This certainly beat climbing up the Wall, with all of its switchbacks and treacherous angles. It was also prefereable to avoid the peak with all of the popup thunderstorms.

The willows that bordered the mountain range to the north were familiar to Rue-- she and Liri had passed through on their way to and from their visit with their new ally, IkKanattuk. Since she had been through so recently, it surprised Rue to run across the scent of a border at the edge of the willows. It seemed a pack had moved in, choosing a location that was rather close to Blacktail Deer Plateau in Rue's opinion. Did Liri and Kavik know anything about this? Not that Rue really anticipated any problems with their new neighbors; the Plateau wolves claimed hunting grounds southwest of the mountains peaks, and it was more likely that these wolves would hunt in the northeast plains. 

Rue halted, sniffing at the border marker. It was hard to gather much information from such a fresh border-- she couldn't tell how many wolves had moved in, their ages, whether they were male or female... All she could glean for sure was that a female had laid this marker, and she had laid it very recently. Rue backed up a few paces, making sure that she was outside the boundary, and then she chuffed a few times. The sound was friendly and inquisitive, inviting anyone nearby to come to the border for a chat.