Blacktail Deer Plateau Tomorrow's not ours to share

I'm gonna forward-date this a few days, to the 21st. She's calling for Hawkeye but if anyone else wants to drop in here, you're welcome to come say goodbye. :)

When their scouting trip came to a close and the two she-wolves returned to their pack's territory, the knowledge that this would be her last time to come home to the plateau weighed heavily on Pied. She was excited to start a romance—and a life—with Kisu and enthralled by the idea that she would live near the seaside again and one day raise pups there. She knew she would have Hawkeye's blessing too. That didn't make it any easier to leave her leader, nor her pack mates, behind.

She spent a while simply wandering the plateau, touching her nose to familiar objects and wishing them a quiet farewell. She even bade goodbye to the ghostly weasel when she crossed its path. Eventually, Pied found her way to the ledge where she and Hawkeye liked to meet and talk. She needed to summon the Alpha to tell her the news and, of course, she would mention their findings from the expedition.

She sat in silence a while, musing over everything, a smile touching her lips when her mind turned to Kisu. She imagined him waiting for her at the wintry shore. With this image in her mind, giving her strength, Pied closed her eyes and arched her head toward the afternoon sky. She wanted to call for everyone to gather so she could say goodbye to each of them personally, yet she called for Hawkeye only. Pied wanted to keep her promise that Hawkeye would be the first to hear the news.