Lion Head Mesa [mp] yonder

Racharra exchanged a quick nod, as she led the coywolf inside the den. she glanced around, and when she squinted her eyes, she could tell there were small, colorful formations stuck in the walls of the rock. she pawed at the closest one to her, and it clinked onto the floor.

gems - though the noble lady had never seen one, she could tell this was something more special than the stars in the distant sky. these she could actually touch, and they were rather cold at that. she moved her head around to watch the gem reflect the glow of a dim light, fascinated by it. she had to know more, and she wondered if Eset would know. adults always seemed to know all the wonders and dangers of the world, so why not.

this is? she nudged it to Eset as her head craned upwards. for once, the cub's eyes were full of wonder. as expected of a cub still too young to have even considered there could be wolves outside of the lake.