This time when Enera wandered from the territory, she went the opposite direction. She didn't want to risk finding her way back to that awful hill of bones, and she didn't want to be followed. There was enough tension around her home - she just wanted to be alone for a little while. The girl was feeling incredibly off. She wasn't sure exactly where the melancholy that had settled over her came from, but she assumed it had to do with the disagreements of her mother and the other members of the Chasm.

Enera thought maybe if she spent some time getting fresh air she'd feel better. She didn't like feeling like this. Plus, her mama was expecting and Enera wanted to be able to help her as much as she could. She wanted to be a good big sister.

But it was so dry. Their water was all but gone and Enera was so thirsty all the time. Maybe if she found some everyone would feel much better.

She just wanted everyone to be better.

A snort and voice made the Rayvne pull up short and look around. She sniffed the air. Someone was nearby. "Hello?"

The woman came into view even as Enera called out. She turned and returned the call in a friendly tone. He wore an expression very much like how Mama looked at her when she was younger. It immediately helped Enera feel safer.

She apologetically mentioned a creek, to which Enera frowned slightly, sighing. "I was, a bit," she admitted. "I'm Enera. What's your name?" She liked knowing others' names early. She felt it was mean to just call them "you".

As Enera drew closer, she noted the stranger smelled a little like her mama and Woya, now that their scent had changed with both of them expecting. The girl eyed her. Was she going to be grumpy like them?

The woman, Kisina, didn't seem like she was going to be grumpy, so Enera decided she wouldn't be either. Not that she was ever that good at being grumpy even when she wanted to be. Mama taught her to be nice to everyone. They were all family in one way or another after all.

She cocked her head as Kisina explained she'd lived here before. "Wolves lived here before?" she asked. "How long ago? I've never seen anyone over here. My home is at the Chasm; it's not far. I just wanted to take a walk," she explained. She considered Kisina. She was nice enough; should be safe. "I can show you if you'd like," she offered, though she wasn't quite ready to head back right now. She hadn't been gone all that long anyway.

Enera looked skeptically at Kisina. "You don't seem all that old," she said. She couldn't be any older than Mama anyway, and mama wasn't all that old. Then again, all adults seemed to call themselves old around Enera. She wasn't a baby anymore; she was almost a year old! She was as big as her mama now!

To the girl's relief, Kisina wasn't interested in leaving just yet. Good; that meant she could keep exploring for a while. She merely nodded and vaguely looked around her at this place where Kisina had once lived. "The Chasm is really pretty, especially when the water is flowing. We have a cave that sparkles when the sun is out."

Enera hadn't spent a lot of time in the cave in a while. Maybe she should, just to visit their guardian spirit. The pool was probably dry though, which was a shame because the gold reflected in it's water was one of her favorite parts.

"Why did you leave here? Where'd everybody go?" she asked. She couldn't imagine a whole pack up and leaving one day. She wouldn't ever leave her home. Not forever, anyway."