Arrow Lake Stranger

Can this be set a little further back when Mara is still traveling through the mountains? Because she is now in present time in the spine... :3

Mara's rust colored fur was flattened against her small agile body as she sprinted through the trees in hot pursuit of good sized hare. Her claws were barely reaching its cotton soft tail when they burst out of the shadows and onto the banks of a massive lake. Mara stopped short so she wouldn't go barreling into the icy water and admired the scenery, letting her breakfast get away. The wild beauty of it closely replicated that of the lakes from her homeland, the snowcapped peaks rising up all around, the dark trees hugging its banks casting black silhouettes on the pale pink and lavender sky. The mist seemed to lace every inch of exposed land with wispy clouds, giving the effect of slumber to the glassy water.

The last time she had been to a mountain lake like this was when she was turned out from her pack and chased out of the Canadian mountains when she showed pity and kindness to one who was not of her pack. The memories of her family and friends pulled at her heartstrings and brought tears to her icy grey eyes. One of the sparkling drops slid off her russet cheek and broke the plane of reflective water in front of her. She watched the ripples spread out and get fainter, each heading to its own corner of the lake.

Mara's small dark red paws skimmed the frozen rocks as she padded along the shore, stopping occasionally at the pitter of small creatures or the faint howl of a wolf in the distance.