Firefly had been heading out of her territory, on her way to the ghastly woods when she noticed something fly past her in her peripheral vision, going the way from which she had come. Spinning around, the russet huntress darted after whatever had been running in the direction of her borders. Dang, it's so fast! Fly thought to herself, surprised. She was extremely fast herself and was having a hard time catching up to the streak of pale fur that had crossed her path. As the distance between the two began to close, Fly could tell that it was a light colored she wolf that she was chasing after. The woman seemed to slow down and finally came to a stop by the cherry trees.

Fly also slowed and came to a stop, but hung back to see what the girl would do next. Did she intend to continue on towards the Black Thorn Downs border or would she stop here? Fly stifled a giggle as she watched the girl play with one of the last cherries to remain in the orchard though winter was on its way. In a cheery voice, Fly called to the woman, "Hello! What are you doing with that cherry?" Fly asked, tilting her head to the side in confusion. Trotting over to the pale woman, Fly remained a respectful difference away and kept her head and tail in a neutral position. The girl was not presently a threat to her pack so as far as Fly was concerned this was an opportunity to make yet another new friend.
Who knows? Maybe I can bring her back to the Downs like I did for Florence and Vera, Fly thought optimistically.

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Firefly smiled as the girl explained her plan. "That's brilliant!" The russet huntress exclaimed. "I would love to come." Fly barked, letting her own tail wag as the pale girl did. Once the girl introduced herself as Luz, Firefly felt a little abashed that she had not offered her own name first. That had been rude, but Luz hadn't seemed to mind. Eager to make up for the mistake, Fly announced "My name is Firefly, but you can call me Fly. I am a hunter at Black Thorn Downs, but Ive never thought to use the fruit to lure out prey."

Firefly lifted her nose to the air and began testing it for the scent of prey. She could smell deer and that made her mouth water, but those would be too large for the two girls to take down. They needed rabbits. Patiently, Fly marched forward continuously testing the air until she finally caught the faint scent of rabbit. "Okay, I found a scent over here so there must be a trail nearby. We can follow the trail to its burrow and leave the berry nearby. When the rabbit comes out we can catch it!" Fly called out, glancing at her new companion. The plan seemed pretty smart and Fly was fairly impressed so far, but they still needed to put it to the test. She watched Luz to see what the girl would do now. Since it was her idea, Fly assumed it would be right to let her find the tracks and place the berry.

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Fly watched as Luz picked up the berry and began carrying it over to where Fly had indicated the rabbit scent was coming from. She noticed that the girl was walking with a limp and wanted to ask how she had gotten injured but before she could get the question out, Luz asked a question of her own. Fly forgot about Luz's limp and followed her, more than happy to brag about Black Thorn Downs. "Of course I can! My pack is named Black Thorn Downs and is growing very big and strong just before winter. It's good that we have so many wolves, too, because I believe there is going to be quite the snowstorm to usher in this year's winter season. We will need all the help we can get making sure the food caches are all full before prey starts to get harder and harder to find." Fly decided it was best not to give away the location of her pack just yet; the girl seemed innocent and harmless enough, but one could never be too sure. Still, there didn't seem to be any harm in giving away the names of her alphas."The leaders are named Tokino and Minka and they are both very kind but also very strong. They have a son named Kova who will make a great leader one day and plenty of other pack mates who are all good at their jobs and very loyal." Fly prattled on about her pack, until the two girls came upon the rabbit hole. Fly took a few steps back, giving Lux room to position the berry as she pleased. With a quick glance of the surrounding area, Fly found a bush that still had a good bit of leaves on it, though they were all brown and rotting."We could hide over there, unless you have a better idea." Fly suggested using her tail to indicate the bush she had seen.

Knowing they would have to stay quiet once they went into hiding, Firefly decided to make the offer now and give the girl some time to consider."You know, if you are looking for a pack to join, I am sure you would make a good fit in Black Thorn Downs. I can introduce you to the alphas if you would like." Fly gave an encouraging smile, but then remembered the girl's limp and with a quizzical expression asked,"Oh yeah, I meant to ask. Why are you limping? Did you get an injury recently, because I know a little about herbs so maybe I could help." As Fly cheerfully waited for the girl to answer all of her questions, she failed to understand that she may have overloaded the girl with information. This was what had gotten her into trouble with @Bane: she just didn't understand that sometimes her personality could be a lot to handle. Fly was young and still had a lot of growing to do, but hopefully, one day the girl would learn to reign in her emotions. Or, perhaps she would just be a chaotic mess for the rest of her life.

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Firefly watched as Luz placed the berry next to the trail.That's smart, Fly thought impressed with the girl's forethought. Fly was more of a 'try till you get it right' kind of girl and didn't usually think ahead so when someone else did she was always impressed. Luz had finished placing the berry and was heading towards the bush when she froze. Fly barely noticed this, not being one to observe body language very often, but she did detect a hint of sadness in Luz's voice when she answered the question about her limp. Fly frowned, disappointed that she could not help and her black lips drew down into a deeper frown when Luz turned to reveal a pale scar on her leg. No fur grew over that area of skin, but the surrounding fur was thick enough to conceal it at first glance. Immediately Fly opened her maw to ask about how the young girl had gotten such a vicious scar, but before she could Luz admitted that she would rather not say where it came from. Normally, Fly would have persisted, but Luz quickly changed the subject.

It seemed that Luz, whether she knew it or not, would make a very good friend for Fly and already knew how to handle the boisterous young girl. Easily distracted, even a poorly concealed change in subject would drag Fly's attention away from the matter at hand. Having been asked to take Luz to the borders of Black Thorn Downs, Fly quickly forgot about Luz's limp and would most likely not be reminded of it until later that night or even several days later when the thought would randomly pop back into her mind. With an excited smile Fly barked an affirmative to the woman's question and then focused her attention back on the berry. If they could catch the rabbit then Luz could bring it with her to the borders and perhaps offer it to the alphas if she decided to ask to join the pack.

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Fly followed the pale girl behind the bush and crouched down next to the girl. Like Luz, Fly's whole body remained still except for her tail which continued to wag in excitement as they wait to see if the plan would work. Fly hadn't really thought through this waiting part. They could be here for hours waiting and that would be boring. The russet woman frowned as she considered this down fall of Luz's luring technique. Luckily, Luz seemed to be happy to walk, or at least whisper, while they waited. Excitement restored, Fly happily answered the pale woman's question."Well, my mother named me Fire because I have red fur on my back, even though her fur is pure white. My father's fur was brown and black. My brother has a combination of the two, but my mother wasn't sure where I got my red fur from. So since it was unique, she included it in my name. The Fly part came a few months later when I was old enough to run and she noticed how I could run really fast and when I did she said I looked like a streak of fire." Fly smiled, but then her lips twisted into a grimace."You thought I was named after the bug, didn't you? Everyone does!" Fly rolled her eyes, but gave a mumbled chuckle. Who would name their child after a bug?

"You're pretty fast yourself, though. What about your name? What does Luz mean? Does it have anything to do with being fast?" Fly asked, tilting her head to the side as she often did when something made her curious.

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