Black Morass no light no light

Kiwi didn't generally go this far south, and knew she probably shouldn't wander too far what with her mom being kinda busy.  She had a pack to lead, but also, she felt like sometimes she just needed a walk.  Especially lately.

Forgetting her family in Drageda was easier said than done.  With new siblings, she couldn't help but think of the old ones, and of Nomi.  But Nomi was dead.  Her siblings, she'd finally realized with Artaax, really did hate her now.  She was Natrona and she couldn't go back.

Of course that meant, conversely, she couldn't think of anything she wanted to do more.  Kiwi hated "can't".

The beauty of spring was lost on her as she walked, but the other wolf at least she saw.  She paused, staring for a second curiously, before coming forward.  She wasn't near home, so her normal aggressive interrogation didn't come out.  Small blessings.

Hi, she said, looking first at him, then at what he'd been staring at.  Who are you?