Heron Lake Plateau guiding light

Apologies for the wait!

“If my face got stuck that way, you’d still love me,” Kite said without missing a beat, secure in her family’s love for her even when she wasn’t at all confident about her life’s trajectory. She coiled herself around Owen a little tighter, just to make extra sure he wasn’t going to freeze to death. “I bet the pond monster would fear me,” she added. “I’d tell’im that Redhawks and Blackthorns are — ” Her slim jaws cracked wide with a sudden yawn. “ — arm den dangerous.” Whatever that was. She’d heard it somewhere around, but she didn’t exactly know what it meant — just that someone “arm den dangerous” was tough, and not to be messed with. That sounded like her family, all right.

Smiling smugly, she lowered her muzzle to her paws, her breathing starting to even out and steady as the excitement of the day began to catch up with her.