Hushed Willows shed your travails

welcome! your avatar is really pretty btw!! <3

Lily, restless like usual during this damned pregnancy, was up and about even at this time of night, mulling the idea of going on a trip. She was just about to the border when a gentle greeting caught her attention. Really? At this time of night? And the tremulous inflection was new, too. Must be someone incredibly new to the area, to not know their custom.

The blackbird padded toward the sound, ears perked, and a gentle smile came over her face as she saw the girl--not much older than Seabreeze's children, she thought--standing just behind the border, in the midst of the falling snow.

Hallo, darling, she chirped, tail waving like a banner as she approached with steps lighter than before. Do come into the willows--it's a dreadful night to be out. The trees give some shelter, at least, and the dens even more so. She would ask questions, but only until the yearling was snug inside the territory.