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It had been raining off-and-on all day, and by the afternoon the grey of the sky had begun to darken. It felt too early for darkness, but Ibis couldn't stop the migration of the sun or the shortening of the days, much as she'd like to. Although she had seen winter before, Ibis did not recall the limited daylight. It made the rain feel all that more oppressive; as if she hadn't seen the sun at all in weeks, when it had only been a few days. This moodiness was new to her. It could have been a sign of her own maturation, but more than likely, it was the lack of sunlight affecting her detrimentally, and her mind was abuzz with thoughts of spring flowers to compensate.

Ibis wondered if all of this would be here by the spring. Would her friends disperse for greener pastures? Would they all survive as the frosts became snowfall, became winter, with life slowly stripped away? Her concern was written across her face, as was so often the case with Ibis who wore her feelings openly. She would do everything in her power to keep everyone happy and healthy—but there on her face was the doubt, the skepticism, because the girl couldn't keep her actual family together so what would make this so different?

She pined for home, for the familiar warmth of her mothers, for Okeanos' company—and knew too, that it was futile to wish for something so long abandoned. She had to keep her mind occupied or else her diminished mood would rule her, and nobody would follow someone with such obvious flaws. So she did just that: kept an open mind (as open as she could), flitting from one ridge of trees to the next or investigating piles of leaves, checking in with the wolves as she passed them... But all the while, the dark clouds followed her.