Sky Mesa You can be Amazing

for a moment she disappears out of view. soto's heart skips - he might lose her. but it would be worse if he follows -- for the plains open up in a way too revealing for his preference.

a howl -- her howl -- rises up into the summer clouds. a pair of grouse cackle in response. soto lets the silence collect.

an opportunity too perfect to ignore. his own song fills the air in rejoinder, wondering if she will answer his call or find joy in his face.