Heron Lake Plateau we'll be back again someday

Kiwi's words weren't terribly comforting, but they were the truth, and Sequoia appreciated the effort. She gave her friend a half-hearted smile, since that was all she could muster. It was unlikely she'd be stuck in this funk for long, but that didn't make it any less of a funk. Yeah, I guess you're right, she said when Kiwi reiterated how awesome they were. She didn't think Buckshot was dumb, so him coming back made perfectly logical sense.

She looked at the feather again, then plucked it out of Kiwi's mouth, laying it down in front of her. What kinda bird do you think it belongs to? she asked. Momma Portia probably would have known, right? She was really smart about plants, and didn't that mean she'd need to know about other animals, too?