Broken Boulder look the void in the eye and laugh

She slept late per usual, dragging herself out of her den around mid-morning, yawning and stretching. It was a beautiful, partly cloudy day, not too cool, not too hot. Her first summer here seemed to be off to a great start; sometimes the heat was unbearable on the plains, so she was glad to have Broken Boulder and the Bracken Woods for shade if she needed it.

Today, she wanted to be useful--she wanted to learn something. Whether that was about herbs from Liri, or hunting from Korei. . .Lily wanted to continue adding to her growing arsenal of skills as she rounded herself into a wolf of value. She saw Vilkas from a distance, and a smile oozed slowly over her muzzle, tail wagging as she loped toward him.

"Hallo," she greeted warmly, pulling to a halt and dipping her muzzle to take a drink from the pool. The water was crisp and clear, and tasted like rain. She ran her tongue over her jowls, still grinning at the man. "How are things? Settling in fine?" She knew the Sanctuary was a dramatic change of pace from what he was used to, but perhaps he had found a niche here already.