Bearclaw Valley my moon, oh my moon

she chuckled. "it was an amazing hiding place!" the girl exclaimed, her eyes bright. "you were basically inside the tree." mona found she had found the entire series of events to be cathartic in a way she was not aware she had needed. within her, a lightness that had been gone for some time.
lowering herself into a playbow, she shook her head. "just my legs! you can have a head start, too." when he did not immediately move, the girl tittered again. "run!"
after lucas finally dashed off, the little cardinal counted to five before streaking after him in a wildfire ribbon, tongue lolling in a grin of sheer childish delight.