Winter Puparations

*Caelia* · (This post was last modified: 12-22-2018, 12:37 PM by Caelia.)

It was obvious that her brother was deep in thought, and Caelia found his focus contagious. Her own brows furrowed tightly together as he spoke up, curious as to what was weighing so heaviy on his mind. He greeted her before beginning to explain, elaborating on the fact that he was thinking about preparing for winter. Oh, that made sense! She'd noticed that everyone seemed a bit busier than usual lately, beyond the usual things like patrolling and hunting and marking their borders. How did they get ready for winter, anyway? What was winter even going to be like here? Caelia found herself murmuring softly to herself, musing over what suddenly seemed like a very complicated and pressing issue. The weather had gotten a bit chillier than she was used to lately, but beyond that she wasn't sure. "Mama said we might get some snow, but not as much as other parts of the world," she suggested tentatively, not sure that tidbit of information would really help Geo or not.

Geoffrey had some good ideas. He'd started digging a hole to store things in, and was talking about food and plants. Caelia nodded in agreement, deciding he was on to something. "A fire would be nice but... I don't know," she said finally, with a slight sigh, not sure she liked that idea herself. If it went badly, she could picture their mother getting upset with them. "How would we even get it over here?" Caelia didn't know anything about fire, and she had a feeling those things should be better left to the more experienced and older pack members, not to she and her brother... even if the thought was an interesting one.

Even if she wasn't sure about that, Caelia did like the idea of getting herbs to store for the winter for Geoffrey to use, even if she wasn't particularly sure what to do with them. "Getting some herbs is a good idea too. I noticed the plants aren't all green anymore. They might be harder to find in the cold... maybe.." Caelia observed quietly, pursing her lips as she recalled the wilting plants she'd seen recently around the packlands. "Maybe we could get some furs too, to sleep on in the winter. They're soft and comfy, right?" She wasn't sure how they'd separate the meat from the fur though, and the only prey animals that she'd hunted herself were small, but maybe with Geo's help they could come up with something. It was a nice thought that her siblings and herself might be able to sleep on soft furs during the cold winter nights. She too was sure that their mother and the older pack members had everything under control, but she wanted to help too, to prove that she could pull her weight, even despite her age. Surely she and Geo could find ways to help, even if they didn't have the most conventional ideas compared to the adults..

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