New Places, New Faces

Since she'd shown how responsible she was, Bowen was allowed to go out on her own. Not out of the territory, but to the very edges of the border. The caramel cream girl was on the trail of a very shiny bird that she was trying to make friends with. Haiku had a bird so she wanted one too. This bird was so pretty. It glittered like the shiniest stone and it had such a pretty voice. The small girl followed it without even realizing where she was going. It was only when her mother's jackals called for her that she realized she had crossed over the border. One of the pair ran back to fetch Resin while the other stayed with the girl. Bowen looked back at the border, then out over the forest of willows. The bird was gone. Aww, man...

The sound of splashing pulled her attention away from what she should have been doing, which was high tailing it back to the safety of The Hallows. Craning her neck to the side, she peered around one of the umbrella like trees. There was a boy there, maybe twice her age. She watched as he bit at the hershe's and stomped in the streams. Even from where she stood, he seemed to be an angry sort. Bowen wasn't entirely sure that she wanted to meet this boy, but when she turned to go back, her paw slipped on the went rocks and sent them clattering loudly. The girl froze, not knowing what else to do. She would undoubtedly be found out.