Had she known that her mother wouldn't be able to follow them to their new home she may not have been as accepting of Lachesis suggestion. At night the sight of her mother's form standing in the snow under the redwoods haunted her causing her to lose sleep. She liked their new home, a lot actually but she felt guilty. Should she like it when her mother was all alone. She knew that it had not been her mother's choice for them to be separated. Her mother had made her reasons for not allowing Oksana along but it left the pup conflicted. Should she be angry with Inna for making her go? Was Driftwood surge even the right place for her anymore?

Oksana thought of Reid as she traveled along a path that wasn't far from the border of the new pack. He would kiss her and they had promised forever. She couldn't leave him behind if she chose to strike out on her own. It hadn't been that long since they had left Hearthwood so Oksana decided to give it it's fair chance and see how she felt later. Her mother would want her to be happy so that was what she was going to try to do. For now she traveled carefully along the path that was a little Rocky and completely different than the one they had traversed before. She was in a mission to find out what there was to catch to eat, was it the same as in Hearthwood or were their different prey items. It was a question that Oksana had the hope of getting the answer by the end of the day.

At least that was until she found a fallen tree to investigate. She sniffed around the part of the tree that laid upon the ground before climbing on top of it. Her tail waved over her back as she tried to stand as tall as she could to see what she could see.

Only a few days had passed since the pack had moved and claimed the territory that was now their home. Oksana was aware that her life was going to change a little more than everyone else's, her mother would no longer be there. She had to get used to that but there were things she would miss very much. The biggest one was their talks at the end of each day, she wondered if Reid would want to continue that with her. It was something she had shared with her mother but Inna had sent her away, told her to go with the pack. On some level she was angry about it but the loss she felt over leaving her mother behind was greater.

She had spent the first few days in the surge trying to accept that her mother wouldn't be with her. She knew she was getting older with each day, she would be a year soon and it was time she took responsibility for herself. It didn't matter what Inna had said Oksana was a big girl now and it was time to act like it. She still needed Reid though.

She also knew that it was high time she started listening to what her mother had said where the pack was concerned. Duties, the problem was Okdana wasn't completely sure what they all were. She knew how to do most everything a pack wolf should but she wasn't sure how to apply it to life. Perhaps she needed to have a talk with Lachesis or Lilya, maybe they could guide her. Even Reid might be able to help her figure it out since he did it everyday.

From her perch atop that fallen tree Oksana could see quite far, okay maybe not as far as she would have liked but far enough. So far that she saw movement nearby and wondered if it was one of her packmates. Then she saw the fur and knew she did not recognize it. Jumping down off her tree she crept closer and as she did she caught his scent, it was familiar. A little far from home aren't ya? She asked the boy poking her head out from behind a small pine tree that was almost big enough to completely hide her but not entirely.

Well now, this was something the little Crow hadn't encountered before. Someone sniffing around so close to the borders. For once she was grateful for all that training her mother had her do. She knew exactly what to do as she jumped down off her fallen tree though she thought she'd have a little fun. Turns out their unexpected visitor was only a pup about her age. Which that was kind of exciting for Oksana since she didn't know too many pups outside of her own pack. Actually she only knew Cyril and that Hawthorne girl, she wondered how the Whitestone pup was doing now.  She supposed she couldn't call him that any longer though.

The little Crow crept toward the boy and realized his scent was familiar to her, he belonged to Askan's pack and was probably friends with that rude girl. No matter, this boy hadn't done anything yet. Coming up behind the pine tree she spoke about him being away from his home. She smiled at his shrug and one word answers, she found it rather cute the way he kicked at the snow. Coming out from behind the little pine tree that she was well aware was not a good hiding place she sat back on her haunches. We've been here about a week maybe a little longer. We moved from Hearthwood River, she explained.

Knowing the relationship between Askan and Lachesis and even her mother she figured the boy would find out eventually. Does Askan and Reyes know your here? She asked with a slight tilt of her dark head. She wondered if he was just exploring and had stumbled upon them or if he had been sent this way on purpose. I'm Oksana by the way. She also hoped that by giving her name he would do the same but if he was anything like the rest of his pack, or at least those members she had met or learned about she didn't expect much.

Oksana was quick to notice that his eyes never met hers which she thought was odd. She explained with assuming that he knew he was much too close to the Surges borders and didn't want to get himself into any more trouble than he might already be in. That was if she decided to call for her packmates but she was just a pup and he was from Askan's pack so she found it rather pointless to call for Lachesis. She could already see how that would go and frankly didn't feel much like watching it.

It was best if she remained polite and kind toward this boy so she didn't get in trouble later. She had promised she would behave anyway.

When asked if his Alpha's knew he was this far from home his answer suggested that they did not she shrugged at his question, Only of you want them to, she stated. After all how many times had she traveled far from home without telling anyone. She was hardly the pup to judge such actions. Besides she didn't know the rules he lived by and if they were the same as the ones she was supposed to. As long as he knew the dangers and was willing to take the risk that was his business.

It seemed that providing him with her name had prompted him to give her a name as well. It's nice to meet you Fern, she stated with a small wag of her tail. She then looked back to her tree before returning her attention to the boy. I was doing some hunting if you would like to come along we could hunt together. Obviously I can't take you past the borders but maybe if hunting isn't what you would like to do we can do something else you might like to do? She suggested. There wasn't any point in him skulking around possibly getting into trouble with one of her other packmates that didn't know where he belonged or the relationship between his alpha’s and Lachesis.

Oksana felt she was the last one that could judge the boy if he didn't want to say anything to his leaders about his excursions. She was often leaving the territory and didn't always tell when she did. She knew she probably should but without her mother there to tell her what to do and Lach and Lilya often busy with pack stuff it was even easier to slip away then it used to be. She had yet to take any grand adventures and instead stuck closer to home but that didn't mean she wouldn't one day. Maybe she would Oksana didn't really know.

In the meantime there wasn't anything that said she couldn't go hunting with the odd eyed boy she had found. She did wonder for a moment if Lachesis would mind or if he would be perfectly fine with it since this boy was from Askan and Reyes pack. She smiled and wagged her tail when he agreed to go with her. Great! Are you good at hunting? She asked curiously. I found a rabbit trail that seems pretty fresh we can see if it might lead to the den and then there will be more for us. She hoped they both would he able to catch something. We should get started before the trail grows cold. With that she turned and started to where the trail was.