Breathtaking

With spring had come the aching joints that changing weather always heralded, but Harmony had forced herself up and moving despite it. The exercise would be good for her. Besides, she felt like she was stagnating, doing nothing for herself or for Bass or his pack. Perhaps getting out would clear her head. Abaven had plenty of room, but even with three territories life could start to feel monotonous when you only saw the same surroundings day in and day out. She was carrying a birch-bark basket that she'd temporarily fashioned from a paper birch in the thicket and some pine sap to hold it together. She wasn't entirely pleased with the way it turned out, she decided as she loped painfully along toward her destination. The roll of bark was a little too narrow, and it was a little awkward to hold it in such a way that things wouldn't fall out. Maybe if she wove more bark into it, and added some way to cap off the end... or maybe a handle so she could hold it upright instead of sideways.

Her pace slowed as she reached the place she'd been aiming for. Ages ago, it had been one of Ebony's territories, but it had been empty for quite some time now so the herb population had undoubtedly boomed in the absence of a healer's constant attention. She hadn't decided in advance what she wanted to collect, since she didn't quite know what she'd find here, so she paused for a moment to rest against one of the unique boulders and set down her burden. Stretching out on her belly, she leaned into the solidness of the rock and sighed, flexing aching paws against the dirt.