Swiftcurrent Creek Wherever you are, this is home

She seemed to be the only one openly inviting the kids to play, but Pukei didn't mind that one bit. She had noted Cygnet lurking in the back with a gift and wrongly attributed her hesitation to shyness. The girl was, after all, a packmate she only seen a scarce number of times, so maybe the adolescent was just naturally a bit of a loner.

The pups, however, were a different story. Well, at least one was. Pukei shot an encouraging smile at the nervous-seeming dark, rotund boy that hung back by his mother's legs before focusing on the auburn-furred child who had come up to inspect her.

Arric's comment caused the tips of her ears to burn in embarrassment but she shrugged it off with a laugh. "Ah, it was no biggie, honest." Except it had definitely felt like a bit of a biggie in the moment; but time healed all wounds, and Pukei was just glad that everything – and everyone – had turned out all okay in the end.

Lilac gaze turrned back to the girl before her, and she scooted forward to press her nose against her own tiny one. "Boop!"