Word Count → 326 Awesome! 
Claudius had not expected to hear the sound of Terra’s howl fill the air. If anything, he thought he would one day return to Cour des Miracles to see her again, but that had been nothing more than an embarrassed thought. He knew if he were going to see her, he would have to muster up the courage to do it once more – but not yet. Apparently, however, Terra was plenty brave and hailed him from the borders.
His hands moved quickly to pack up his things. He had been collecting tree sap from spruce trees for use, as his meeting with Hadley had given him new ideas for things to make. Although he could have likely used sap from other kinds of trees, he knew spruce sap to work well with animal fat, making the perfect adhesive. He had twisted a small hole into the spruce tree and now that the days were warming up, the sap flowed better than it might have in the winter. Still, it was slow and sticky work. Claudius hurried to collect his sap and then close the lid of his ceramic jar. It was one of the few he owned, so it was getting to be quite worn. The next task on his list would be to learn how to make jars for storage.
He stowed his items away in his satchel and set off to meet Terra. He was fortunate that he had been setting up his sap collectors nearby, so the walk over only took him ten minutes. The AniWayan territory was expansive, so he would have otherwise left her waiting for a long time.
He arrived to find her on four legs, unlike his two. Adjusting his satchel, he barked to announce his arrival.
“Terra!” he shouted once he was closer. “Ho-ho-w a-a-are you?” he asked after a short pause. He grinned and wagging his tail slowly even though it clunked against his bag every time.
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