Duck Lake In the system that

Today she'd gone about as far as she was willing to wander from their territory -- it was the closest shores of the lake.  For a brief moment she had to wonder what had happened to Corvus.  He had seemed promising twice, and yet both times he had stood her up.  It was unfortunate, but it was probably a good thing that she'd chosen her other obvious option.  She wasn't going to go back and edit the past.

Dusk was starting to arrive, and by the time she went home it would be well into the night, and surely things would drag her home regardless of what she found here.  She paused at the shore, lowering her head to take a drink.  At least this water was clear, unlike her past expedition along the river.  But at least so far, the trip from the territory to here had been completely uneventful.  Not a good sign for a wolf on the lookout for recruits, but Arbiter knew things weren't always on her side.  She licked the water from her lips, raising her head to yet again scan the area around her.  Maybe something amusing might happen -- make this whole journey somewhat worth it.