Redsand Canyon Friends all around

Atreus watched in silence as Amalia drew crude pictures in the soft dirt and sand mixture underfoot. It looked as though the caldera was due southwest of the canyon. Once he hit the foothills, he would just need to travel through some woods, then across a field.

Pointing out the shape he took to be a lake directly west of Mereo’s dot, he said, I just tracked a deer there recently. I ran into another wolf there. She was interesting.

But there wasn’t much to tell, mostly because that thread was still incomplete, so Atreus focused his attention on her second drawing. It was Brecheliant’s territory. There was another lake right in the center, just like she’d mentioned. Since there was no elevation in this two-dimensional image, he pictured it as a flat land.

Cool, he said summarily after studying the images for long moments. Thanks. I think I’ve got it memorized.

Since she’d accomplished everything she’d come here to do, Atreus wondered if Amalia needed to leave soon. He didn’t want her to go just yet. But he also wasn’t very adept at small talk, though he decided to try. Anyway, he was genuinely curious.

What are your new pack mates like?