Sleepy Fox Hollow BWP: LEAVE NO TRACE

she shared something with olive and forrest that she'd never had with anyone else.  a kind of secret and makeshift comraderie.  she was thankful they had not told anyone else about her little trip up the sunspire.

but forrest had caught onto something else and far earlier than she'd ever imagined.  seabreeze did not know how long a wolf's heat was supposed to last but apparently hers had ended early.  way early.  forrest's experience had led her to one conclusion.

and seabreeze was secretly delighted.  motherhood this year?  well, it was exactly what she had wanted!  not how she had wanted, and definitely not underneath the best of circumstances.  but oh, she had such a mother's heart.  

she felt guilty at forrest's instruction — after all, seabreeze did have a tendency to starve herself to oblivion.  but she'd have to be careful.  maybe she could get some more supervision...

but she does not get to dwell on this long before commotion up ahead stalls their conversation.  she rushes forward alongside forrest and takes in the situation and is appalled.  aren't these wolves curious?  this creature seemed to hold higher intelligence than a vole or an insect.  and it was hurt.

she had never been much of a fighter.  but terance's lessons, ha ha, had at least given her some idea of what she was supposed to do.  she took a defensive stance, a low growl settling in her throat.  (she didn't realize this was not intimidating at all because she was eighty pounds soaking wet.  oh no.  very terror.)