Silver Creek She was a Playboy, Brigitte Bardot

Anything you like, Your Highness, Korinna said. Hide and seek, maybe? It’s a good way to learn all the secrets of this place.

Korinna could not help her sly smile as she spoke. As a pup, she had discovered many excellent hiding spots in their old home. They had proved useful for caching pelts and herbs to be retrieved later, or simply staying out of sight when she wanted to be alone. (Such places could be life-saving, should the worst come to pass—but Korinna did not wish to think on such things.)