She had been unable to pull herself away from these strange woods that her mother loved so much. For most of her puphood, she just thought her mother was a little crazy and liked to tell good stories. Then, as she matured a little, believe her to just be a bit eccentric. But now? Now, Flickering Wisp was beginning to understand why the redwood fascinated Kindle so much. There were so many things hidden within the woods, and when you discovered one of its mysteries, leaving became a challenge.
Which was why she hadn't been able to return to Dawnstar just yet. Her pack would understand. She was a scout. And was gathering some good intel to bring back to their alpha.
However, the things she had discovered and learned were still whirling around in her mind. Flicker had found that she'd lingered in the redwood, partially out of a desire to run in to another like Katiti'manina. But also out of pure curiosity at what else might be hidden in this wood. Hadn't her mother always claimed the redwood gave her gifts? Perhaps there was more truth to what Kindle had been claiming. Flicker certainly felt like she had been given a gift! Not quite as substantial as a crow or a mate. But information was valuable too.
Flicker slowed her pace, having been traveling slowly, weaving here and there, with no real destination planned. It was to her delight that she picked up the scent of a wolf. Pausing, she sniffed around, realizing her nose was telling her that there were lots of wolves that traveled this area.
Interesting. Following along the path way of scent markers, her mind filled in the question that had started to form. This was someone's territory. Her ears perked up, the shewolf becoming more alert. One scent drifted on the breeze, much more recent then the others. Following that, Flicker caught sight of something moving.
Studying the creature moving, she held her breath as it came in to view.... and then let it out slowly. Not one of those creatures. But a rather striking looking dire wolf. Moving into the others path, Flicker waited.
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