Redtail Rise sunrise on the ridge

Lilia shrugged; of course, she could empathize with wanting to explore and scout, but knowing how worried her family must be, she couldn't completely reward Astera for wandering off. Much more dangerous things lurked out in the wilderness, and Astera was quite fortunate that she'd ended up on friendly territory. 

"Thankth," She said, and she gestured with a flick of her muzzle. "I'll walk ya there. Quicketht way ith back through the Tangle, an' it can be confuthing even for thcout-th like uth," She said. A quick trip to Sapphique and back wouldn't hurt. She knew the way well, and wouldn't have felt secure simply sending the neighbour's daughter off on her own through what was essentially a prickly maze. "One of the eathietht wayth for you to fin' your way home ith gonna be thmell, an' knowing which way yuh goin," She said. "You live right by the ocean, an' the ocean'th Weth-t. If you can find your way to the coatht, you can prob'ly find your way home." She said.