Sun Mote Copse When the world went long.

It wasn't long before Fig appeared, his swarthy figure cutting through the sheeting rain. It was raining so hard that Towhee could barely make out his lips, though the signing served well enough. She gave her own weary legs and vocal chords a break and merely shook her head as a wave of anxiety washed over her. She wasn't too bothered about Savaktuk (sorry, buddy) but she couldn't stop thinking of Fennec standing so close to the rushing water...

-"Maybe she and Penn are holed up somewhere together,"- she shouted when she finally found her voice. But it wasn't really Towhee's style to be optimistic and there was no hope on her face. There was only the naked fear for the blind yearling, plus the heartache of having to make the call. Could they really give up on Fennec?

No, her inner voice decided, I won't give up until I find her. Less than a second after this thought seared through her mind, she said aloud, -"You should head on to the glade, catch up with the others. I'm going to go to Moonspear, let Meerkat and Bronco know what's happened and ask them to keep an eye out for Fen."-