Blackfoot Forest spring swaps snow for leaves

They could not stop the youngster from reacting, of course. Only temper what came flowing free. Perhaps it was this presence that urged Mercedes to put her energies elsewhere? They wondered; and then when the girl moved to disperse for her own exploration, Djinn was happy to see her go. They would settle there, to rest and to wait, and if energy levels permitted - scrape out a place for Mercedes to sleep nearby, and take in the forest in their own time.