Ayla wasn't usually one to break the rules. Most of the time the border was a fence that kept her contained but today, something was beckoning the girl deeper into the dark woods that surrounded the sun lit clearing that defined the center of her world. Perhaps it was the scent of her siblings, off causing trouble without her once again, or maybe it was her small adventure with her mother that had instilled some new found confidence in the youngster, or maybe it was just a desire to get away from the stinky, sometimes creepy guy that had recently joined the pack... Maybe it was all of the above.

She wasn't even trying to shrink in on herself as she strode through the trees, envisioning the way her parents walked in her mind and trying to imitate the movement as best she could with her lengthening limbs and oversized ears. In fact, she might have strolled straight past the pond without ever noticing the bright red fruit bobbing near the surface if she hadn't stumbed over her own paws at just that moment. A hushed "Wow..." left her lips as she drew closer to get a better look. Boy were @Mabel and @Corsair gonna be jealous when she told them about this!

A strangers voice jolted the girl from her wonderment but it didn't wipe the smile from her face. The tone was friendly enough and while she might have been the shyest of the Donata brood that wasn't to say she was a downright coward... just... sensible was all. Her golden eyes considered the other wolfs posture, Ayla's tail waving in easy greeting, a touch of relief that it wasn't the stinky one coming after her again. But something else the stranger said caught her attention, and her head canted to the side, "You can eat them?" She never would have considered the possibility herself.