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It was days like today that Naia longed to be with @Inali. As she paced to the northern edge of the Cedarwood Forest, she could feel springtime rustling through her fur with the wind. The air was warm and the sun was bright; a perfect day for reveling in your lover’s presence. The patches of sunlight dappling the forest floor became bigger as the trees thinned out and eventually gave way to the enormous fields of blackberry bushes that stretched on toward the horizon. Naia drew to a halt at the edge of the trees, knowing that the field was all that was separating her from her feisty Downs lady.
She flexed her paws in frustration, and she felt her claws sink into the soft soil beneath her. How she wished she could take off across the field and fall into her lover’s embrace! She had a job to do though, and a forest go guard... Being a scout had its perks as she was able to travel around wherever she liked in the general area without raising eyebrows, but if she took off for the Downs unannounced every time the desire hit her she would probably start smelling more like blackberries than cedars.
The announcement of the big move would have been a great excuse to visit Black Thorn Downs, if only Maksim and Kisla would go ahead and announce it. Naia imagined the whole pack knew of the coming changes, as it’s difficult to keep something like that a secret when everyone shares sleeping space. Whispers were rampant, and it was no longer a question of “if” the River wolves were moving so much as “when”. Until the decision was official though, Naia knew it was best to remain firmly planted in the Cedars. The last thing she needed was for someone to question whether her relationship was affecting her work.