Phoenix Maplewood up and down this road before

ah. that makes sense, then, and the matter is forgotten. 

new, then, and not exactly traveler material. she is light-hearted despite her discomfort, and at her tease dawn cracks a grin. "of course. I won't be surprised if we'll soon have to claim the entire taiga as our hunting grounds," she returns easily, glad for the jest she hadn't experienced in a long while. things had been pretty heavy for a while now, though her re-awakened ambition seemed to be changing that. 

"if you're looking for a group to fall in with, the stream might suit you," she offers then, waiting for the woman's reaction before probing further. should could obviously hunt, seeing as she was living and breathing, and therefore ticked the very first box on the potential recruit checklist. she was healthy besides, save for her foot, but dawn had no qualms about that. "being the freshest and most successful pack around, of course."