Word Count :: > 300 OMG WHEEE SO EXCITED.
Now that Wraith was five months old, she was able to walk around Inferni more without others worrying so much about her. She liked being old enough to do things like this because it made her feel so grown up. Though, she didn't physically feel very grown up: her legs were too long, her ears were too big, and her paws were always getting in the way! She really felt like a dumb little puppy that couldn't walk properly and it embarrassed her horribly. But she was still getting better! After all, Valkyrie said that in a month, she'd be allowed to help the clan hunt. Wraith was so excited! She really wanted to do those sorts of grownup things.
Until then, she had to make do with traipsing around the clanlands and trying her paw at hunting. The other day, she'd been quick enough to catch some weird-looking little animal. It had a dumb-looking face and it had been a little slow (it looked injured from something), but it had been so yummy! It hadn't been a mouse, but it wasn't a raccoon. Whatever it had been, she was really proud of herself for being able to catch bigger and bigger prey. She couldn't wait for the day that she would be able to help fell a deer.
She hadn't really been thinking about it, but somewhere along the way, she'd accidentally wandered a bit closer to the borders. She usually kept far away from the borders after what the mean lady had told her, but something smelled familiar, so she decided to investigate. Her keen sense of smell told her that there was someone from Anathema. She recognized the coyote and as she trekked closer, realization struck: it was her birth mother. Wraith wasn't sure if she wanted to keep going. What would she say to her? She hadn't seen her in months and she had a new, real mother now. Valkyrie wouldn't abandon her; she loved her. But Wraith was still curious, so in the end, she decided to continue east to investigate.
When she came closer, she let out a quick coyote yip. "Hi," she said. She eyed the lady warily, wondering why she was here (and why she was so fat!)
image courtesy of Erik Yeoh@Flickr; edits by iku; table code by the Mentors!
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