Ouroboros Spine Tuu-Tikki

Towhee's nostrils flared as she tested the air. Was Kukutux still in season? Surely it must be winding down now, so she should be able to leave soon to check on Meerkat. In the meantime, she patiently strode through the spine's interior, making her way from Deersight Hills, past the Three Sisters, then toward the well-worn footpath winding between the dens on the right and the lake on the left.

There was a pale lump on the ground ahead, which she initially mistook for a patch of dirty snow. But upon second glance, she realized it was a wolf. It was young Cowstep. Towhee slowed and came to a halt, wondering if she'd yet been forgiven for her unintentional disrespect back at camp.