Night had just fallen over the mountain and the animals were beginning to settle down for the evening. Her footsteps blended in among the sounds of crickets and other nocturnal insects beginning their nighttime serenade as she trekked through the forest toward the cave system that she called home. The pack had recently extended their borders to claim more of the wooded area to the south of the mountain, and she spent much of her time exploring it and scouting the new borderline for intruders.
Today had been as uneventful as the last few, though. Ever since her talk with Ehno the Angela had been hoping each day that one of their three remaining children would come back into her life. Naniko had left 'Souls to find Selene, and at that time all four of the pups had been here. A few short months later and, with the exception of Harlowe, they'd all left just as she had.
The air was beginning to cool as night approached, a fact that she was grateful for. She'd never been one for the heat...Naniko was glad for their cave home, which provided shade and coolness even on the hottest of days. She thought of her den and her comfortable bed as her feet took her nearer to the entrance to the twisting tunnels. The insomniac couldn't wait to get to her bed and lay down to rest her feet. Perhaps sleep would finally come to her on this night.
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