Heron Lake Plateau Summer Heat

While Raven did her share of patrolling along the borders when she had time, she liked spending most of her day near the lake. Since it was centrally located in the heart of their territory and seemed to be a natural congregating point for most of her packmates, she found it to be a good place to hang out in case anyone needed to find her easily. Not to mention that, with the heat of the encroaching summer growing more and more intense each day, close proximity to water was convenient for keeping cool. With her rapidly-advancing pregnancy, she seemed to have less tolerance for heat than normal anyway.

She had just emerged from the cool water, black fur dripping and glistening in the sunshine, when she spotted one of her lesser-known packmates lingering on the shore nearby. He was a quiet sort, she thought, and had mostly kept to himself of late. Interested, she shook her pelt free of excess water and headed over to meet him. As she drew near, she waved her tail and greeted him with a grin. "Hello! Nevouku, right?"