Swiftcurrent Creek Frostfall

When he nudged her leg, she nodded encouragingly. ”Lead the way!” she prompted. ”I’ll follow you!”

They set off from there, straying occasionally as he worked through what he could remember. She was impressed with how well he’d led the way, as they really didn’t stray too far from the way she would have taken, and they arrived no more than fourty minutes later.

The bushes were scattered on a hill that basked in the sun, and they were ripe with berries. ”Great job!” she praised as they walked to the nearest shrub. ”We’ll pick a few, but we’ll make sure we leave some behind so other wolves can use them,” she explained. ”You have to be suuuuuper careful when you pick them—they’re very squishy.” But if he happened to squish a few, there’d be no harm done.

”While you pick the berries, I’m going to pick some leaves. They can be used as medicine—did you know that?”

Their lesson spanned for many hours—from learning about the native berries, to trying to catch fish, and eventually they caught one for dinner. They enjoyed it together as the sun began to set, and then Eshe put him to bed and stayed until @Akavir returned.