The Heartwood The secret

The friendship doesn't have to be secret. Rain is making lots of friends outside her pack to keep good relations with other packs :)

Thick maple trees fill the heartwood that Rain trots through like a wary shadow. She was heading to meet Mara, a lone wolf she had met weeks ago. She had caught Mara's howl the night before saying to find her in the Heartwood. It had taken her most of the day even at a constant lope to make it to these woods.

Catching the scent of a wolf in the air, Rain slows to a walk. Through the trees she can barely glimpse a reddish brown coat that blends with ease into the bright fall colors scattered through the wood. "Mara!" She calls out as she recognizes the small wolf, breaking into a run. Barely slowing, she tackles the small female in excitement.