Blacktail Deer Plateau let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday

This is set directly after this thread.

Once the confrontation with the cougar came to a conclusion, Osprey wanted to cling to Hawkeye and, yes, even Saēna. She also wanted to hug Thistle not only for stepping in today but for everything she (and her mate) had done. Yet the puppy ended up doing none of these things. The party of four was on the far edge of Ravensblood Forest now and Osprey Jr. could actually see the plateau from here. Furthermore, her mother's and sister's scent trails were the equivalent of a yellow brick road leading the way home.

Forgetting everything and everybody else, the growing pup uttered a strangled cry of joy and broke into a sprint. She did not slow or stop until she found herself in the shadow of the plateau. Heart hammering in her chest, she shot up the towpath and finally ground to a halt when she reached the top. Overcome by emotion, she fell to the ground and rolled in the familiar-smelling dirt, kicking and screaming and laughing and crying all at once.