Cricket Creek Bog the monkey and the toucan were there

Date of first post:  August 21.  It is now September 7.  Bat has been in the area for two and a half weeks.

She had wandered around the vicinity for some time now -- she lost track of how long, but a lot of days and a lot of nights had passed.  She had crossed paths with a few wolves, some had bristled suspiciously as they'd gone on their way, but most had either ignored her entirely or had taken no notice of her.  She had been hesitant to howl for her sister out of fear of attracting hostile attention.  While she was pretty sure she wasn't trespassing on some pack's territory, the scents in this area were still pretty strong, and the presence of a lot of wolves in a place meant there were a lot of opportunities for her to get her ass kicked.  Young and dumb she might be, but she wasn't stupid.

But there came a point when she was getting tired of waiting and searching.  She either wanted to find someone she knew (Mom had said something about there being lots of family around here??) or she wanted to throw her hands up and go back home.  Mom had told her a lot about @Towhee and @Phox, and had mentioned she might find friendly faces in her aunt and uncle.  And so, swallowing her nervousness and casting caution to the wind, she turned up her nose and howled for them, hoping that they were nearby and might have time to respond.