Qeya River ground zero

Shadowpaw followed @Ksura north, through the Grove, and around the Bypass. Even in summer, the girl could detect that the temperature dropped a few degrees as they left the valley and entered the Taiga.

At some point, Shadowpaw needed to stop and rest. She didn’t have physical stamina like the athletic man… but he had guided her far enough. Qeya River wasn’t far now.

Her self-confidence began to waiver the closer Shadowpaw became. Still, she clutched the flowering periwinkle shadow-plant in her jaws and approached the borders. The scents of Ash Star, Silvertongue, and Wren were unmissable.

Optimistic she could convince Riverclan to return to their homeland, Shadowpaw tossed her head back and howled.