the winds have changed, can't you tell?

The world was curious. She dared to think that the world was even strange and yet she felt like she couldn’t get enough of it. She knew now what was outside the mouth of the their den, and she wanted to see it all. One day, her adventurous spirit would wean, but for now she was a curious pup in the throngs of a whole new world. She wrinkled her nose as she scampered about. She still remained close to the den, not quite ready to wander too far from the safety of the known, but ready enough to wander around so long as she was within eyesight of her home.

She sniffed the ground, catching a scent on the wind. It was a rabbit, that much she knew. Her paws crunched against the snow as she scampered about. The warmer breeze had settled over the land as she noisily bound after the creature, disturbing it as it ran off. She giggled lightly as she continued to chase it. It started to lead her farther away from the den and she stumbled, faceplanting in the snow with a soft thud.