345Grand Lake, all welcome!
The surface of the lake glittered under the high sun, and a breeze rustled the boughs of the trees edging the water. Birds twittered their territorial songs, though their voices had quieted as the days grew shorter. Opposite of the weather, the leaves turned colors from cool to warm, but they were only a few patches of brightness amongst the steady pine green that blanketed the rest of the land. All of the colors were reflected in the lake, dominated by the bright blue of the sky.
Vinátta, the lost Stormbringer had discovered, was beautiful.
The white she-wolf settled gingerly on the bank of the lake, letting her toes dip into the cool water. She smoothed her dress, knowing that she would have to trade her summer attire for thicker fabric in a few weeks. She supposed that, truthfully, she didn’t need to wear anything at all; her white timberwolf coat protected her from most of the biting chill, but she didn’t want to flaunt her body needlessly, and why not be a little warmer and cozier while covering up? The thoughts, childish in contrast to the mature body reclining at the water’s edge, made her smile faintly as she fidgeted with the wooden cat at her collarbone. As much as she fancied that she’d changed over the miles and miles of traveling she’d done in her short lifetime, it looked like she wouldn’t lose her old self completely.
It didn’t bother her, though. Shiloh was familiar, and her brother was familiar, and these lands were familiar even though she’d never settled in them before. Visiting the Sacred Grove that morning had brought back memories of the Solbjorg, and she’d talked with Miskunn about what had happened and what would happen in the coming months. For now, though, she was merely a sister come to visit her lost family, and a Risna of Vinátta getting used to the pack.
As she leaned back, using her slender arms as a pillow behind her head, Shiloh figured it wouldn’t be hard getting used to this at all.
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