Red Fern Forest errant child

Despite the worry for her family, leaving behind their home, restlessness had continued to gnaw at her, and eventually, curiosity became so great she couldn’t resist. Pan departed from her little family, seeking something new. Adventure and independence.

So far, she’d found it.

There were trees, plants, bushes - life - everywhere. With each step she took, Pan was further intrigued and mesmerized by the various things surrounding her in this forest. Things she hadn’t seen in her still short life, most of which had been lived upon that mountain.

What most intrigued her was the plethora of colors. She’d always known leaves and plants to be, primarily, green. But here, they were beginning to shift into many colors. Reds, oranges, yellows.

Why was it different here?

--early afternoon, 55F/13C -- Pan's exploring