Firestone Hot Springs It's always bears!!

@Val

In the end Dwin decided that she needed to get out Brecheliant. The days had begun to look very much like one another and the routine was making her feel as if all the best times in her life had already gone. With Jay as the only other young wolf at home to talk to (and even with him you could not be 100% honest or discuss everything that weighed you down) and the rest of the adults busy in raising the new generation, Dwin felt lonely. During childhood adult life had been draped in a golden glow of promises of greatness, adventures and not a single boring day. Now - she could remember perfectly all of the few truly interesting days, but the rest were a blur.

She warned her parents that she would be gone for a few days. On the doorstep, she promised her Enchanted forest that she would not be gone long. That she was not abandoning it as so many others already had. Yet... the further she went, the happier and lighter her sould felt. Everything looked so much different than, when she had traveled here for the first time in winter. The persistent heat had and lack of rain had kept the grass in the plains from growing, making it easy for the young wolf to move fast. She stopped for a drink at a nearby lake. Followed random tracks left by animals of prey as well as predators. Life felt full and colourful again, now that she was out on the road. Being on the move felt as natural to her as breathing.

When the sun began to set, Dwin sought refuge in a place that had amazed many of her Blackthorn and Redleaf ancestors. The Fire hot springs. One and only such place in the whole area. She lied down to rest near one of the pools, enjoying the warmth and watching the first stars appear in the dark blue sky. All was well.