Otatso Wetlands What a wonderful world

Humans. The word reached into Bazi's mind and touched a distant memory, but she shook the feeling of déjà vu before it could take root. The rest of Fang's explanation sounded too humorous to be true. Rabbit-sized wolves? Bazi held back a string of giggles, but they pushed their way through as unladylike snorts. Perhaps Fang was just a little bit insane, or so tired from his journey across the swamp that he didn't know what he was saying.

"Sure. Dogs with round heads and humans," Bazi grinned back at him, shaking her head at the absurdity. With a deep, cleansing sigh, she turned back toward Swiftcurrent Creek. "Remember to go around," she told him, paused, then threw in an extra, life-saving detail: "I would actually go around the entire mountain range. There aren't any packs there." With that piece of advice still lingering in the air, Bazi broke eye contact and began to walk in the direction of home.

Pardon the delay - concluding post from me. :D