Alpine Lake Deep Freeze

Bat shook her head to indicate she didn't mind the inquiry. "Heron Lake Plateau," she replied, "it's southwest of here. We're called the Redhawks." She didn't volunteer any further information, mostly because she thought that covered it but also because she was a lot more interested in the task at hand.

The youth watched raptly as the she-wolf demonstrated. She didn't say anything until she'd finished, though she cringed through the testing phase. When it was over, she asked, "What do you mean by 'if anything is in there'?" Her head cocked and she suddenly realized they hadn't exchanged names. "What's your name, by the way? I'm Flopsy." How smoothly Finley's nickname rolled off her tongue.