Redhawk Caldera edenspring

@Lucca, though any of the other pups are welcome of course!

Whenever she was feeling low, a surefire way to lift her spirits was to visit the alphas' puppies. Depression had lingered at the edges of her thoughts since discovering Nightjar's death, and since then she had wrestled with feelings of inadequacy. She was a healer. Why hadn't she been able to help him? This, of course, was ridiculous, because his blindness had been permanent and irreversible, but she had no way of knowing that. In her mind, it was just a matter of finding the right combination of medicinal plants and applying them properly.

She sighed as she approached the rendezvous site where the kids were typically gathered. The first one to catch her eye was Lucca, and she grinned fondly at him. He was growing so fast! If his paws were anything to judge by, he was going to be a good-sized wolf before long. "Hey, kid!" she greeted him cheerily, her tail wagging behind her. "What are you up to?"