Totoka River turn of the tides

@Astaroth. Dated April 29th. Dusk, patchy clouds.

The transition was complete. From loner to pack again. Months ago, Tzila would hardly have considered such a shift in her lifestyle even a remote possibility. In fact, she would've downright turned her nose up at such a preposterous idea. But here she was, trying to set out on a new path, should fate allow and all thanks to a little influence of a friend. Friend. It used to be such an odd term to her. Tzila had never truly formed any close connections with anybody. Only offered the illusion that she did, so in the end she could achieve her goals. This was different. No game of expending them until she saw fit to toss them away. This was...genuine. How she had let one wolf shift the balance of her life thus far was beyond her. 

The last rays of the dying sunlight broke like shards through the patchy network of clouds. Casting the inland deltas in a soft golden glow. Much like the fuzzy warmth that licked at her insides at daybreak, soon arisen a smoldering flame. It was for this sudden, unexpected onset of her heat, that the once and always Shadow Queen stole away from Yuèlóng before she even had the chance to settle. She did so regrettably, but with purpose. Immersing herself now in a group of strange wolves while her instinctual passion burned, was not recipe for ideal first impressions. With such timing of her choice, Tzila inadvertently missed the injection of @Astaroth into the fold. Having come all this way, she naturally assumed that she would stay and he, favoring the loner lifestyle, would part to adventure with his pale friend.

Unaware of the tragedy that had unfolded between he and the sisters, resulting in the change of dynamic, Tzila busied herself with more...practical business. Still so very accustomed to inland life, she hovered around the waterways in search of prey she was more accustomed to eating on a regular basis. Beaver were a likely option and perhaps even Elk, as the hooved animals often took to water for safety from predators such as herself. Having a little food stock of something that reminded her of the comforts of the forest would help her psychologically get through the first few toughest weeks.