Meadowlark Prairie Walnut Petal of The Crystal Empire

Despite the approaching winter Birk was faring surprisingly well. The only downside was that he had to feast on small prey - hunting took most of his time and therefore his progress in travelling elsewhere was very slow. Now and then he would think about his family, which he had left in the far North, wonder, what were they doing now and, whether next spring there would be a new batch of little siblings to raise and look after. But that aside he knew that the decision to take his own path had been the right one. 

Today he had moved further North from the big lake he had spent most of his time at and, while looking for small critters that could still be hiding in the grass, he caught a whiff of a very densely inhabited area nearby. There in the distance lied a forest, where many wolves dwelled, and Birk stopped to decide, whether he would want to draw closer and find out, who lived there, or move on, keeping a safe distance between himself and the unkown folk.