Whitewater Gorge One more try; Family sticks together

The travelling had not been difficult for Easy, as accustomed to movement as she was. Even as a child, she'd been hard pressed to stay in one place, and she was only just beginning to slow down now that she'd reached two years of age. Lately, she'd begun to think that it would be nice to stick to one place and one people -- especially if those people were hers.

For now, however, there was nothing to do but roam. The world was shifting around her, and Easy was concerned that they might need to travel quite a bit further away than they'd thought in order to find a good place to settle. Her mind had gone instantly to the plateau where her family had been so happy together -- but even in these parts, there seemed to be looming danger.

She stood guard over the children, wondering how Dawn might be doing after their last, tumultuous encounter.