Northstar Vale beseige me

It was probably overkill to chase it this far, yet Towhee relished the morning jog as she pursued a thieving fox beyond the canyon into the neighboring mountains. By the time it finally gave her the slip and she stopped to catch her breath, she was somewhere near the vale.

Thinking about her recent conversation with Alys and Arsenio, she peered down into the misty valley. She felt like a bird of prey on her perch up above, orange eyes hunting for movement below. A little thrill went through her when she spotted a pale figure slinking through the sunless pall. Perhaps this was Alys’s mate?