Ouroboros Spine eclipticalis

it's ok, hello!

The morning had been reasonably quiet, with Ivev sitting alone at the lip of the cave and staring off towards the rim of the mountains. The pebbles at her feet were strewn in no particular pattern, and her eyes were focused on the hazy light of the rising sun. If she watched long enough, perhaps she would catch the single ray of light that struck the cave at a particular angle and mark it with a scuffmark from the rock upon the balcony of the cave. Ivev knew that one of the pebbles could leave a white etching on other stones if she dragged it across its surface.

However, the healer didn't have much time to sit and study when one of her packmates came bounding up the side, out of the shadowy pines. Ivev had never seen him before, but he looked young and quite small, with a fuzzy russet and cream coat and curious amber orbs. She heard him before she saw him, but his words still brought a smile to her face.

It's not the pebbles themselves, but what they represent, she responded in a rather cryptic manner. He looked the type that loved learning, exploring, and discovering, traits she herself had too and admired.