Dawnlark Plains "you will burn and burn out;

"Thanks. You too, Imaq." Lane accepted Imaq's praise with gratitude, returning the sentiment. They all worked hard and to the benefit of Duskfire Glacier, Imaq especially. It was no mistake that the shepherd had been elevated to the gamma position. 

"Not me, Taupek," Lane answered regretfully, "I'm headed south." Well technically, it would be west until she found a way through the mountains, and then south. Either way, it meant that this was where the packmates would part ways. 

She'd already had several different versions of the "you shouldn't be traveling when you're that pregnant" conversation with Tzila and Rye, so Lane was reluctant to tell Imaq the full truth about where she was going, and when she would be back. That run had tired her out, and she was much too weary to fend off a new wave of concern and judgement. 

After they separated, Lane would follow the ridge west until she came upon a copse of willows. She would rest there for the night, and then continue on until she found a pathway into the mountains at Raven's Watch.