Neverwinter Forest here she say

Luli, too, longed for a taste of the familiar salt tang in the air.

They'd been cooped up in this grim, dark forest for fast approaching a month and, while Luli was far less adventurous than her much bolder siblings, she was beginning to venture a little further outwith her comfort zone. She padded carefully through the woods in no particular direction, feeling her heart skip at every rustle and every shadow, but not nearly as fearful of being alone as she had been previously. 

Thought it'd taken Luli several weeks to acclimatise to a whole new environment, she pushed herself to be a little braver each day. On this occasion, she dared herself to explore the world at night. She sniffed her way around when she picked up the scent of a pack-mate, and opted to follow. A proud owl hooted somewhere not far off and she crouched low for a moment, then pressed onward hesitantly.

Ruò. As lovely as her own dam, with a softness only a mother could possess. Luli had never been particularly close to the adults out with her immediate circle of parent and sitter, but she knew enough of them to welcome their presence above any of the forest wolves. She stood looking up into the midnight sky and, curious, the rosy pup sidled up alongside the boulder to tilt her head back and search for whatever might be of interest up there.