Dream your life away

It was time for a taste of freedom, even if it was quite small. As he and his siblings grew older, his parents were slowly loosening their reign on them - slowly, very slowly, but surely. And even though little Bronze knew he was still within shouting distance of both of them, he was ready to stretch his paws and explore on his own. Not that he hadn't done some exploring of the forest surrounding their den before, but he hadn't done it on his own, which felt decidedly different. He was cautious as he took the first few steps out of view of his parents, breathing in the crisp winter air. He wouldn't go far, he'd promised them, but he wanted to see what else there was to see. But it seemed like it was mostly.... more of the same. Tall pine trees that seemed to stretch higher than he could ever imagine, and all he could see stretching ahead of him was a vast field of trees and snow and vegetation. Slowly he began to pad forward, feeling the snow crunch beneath his paws, the forest mostly still and silent save for the ambient noises of foliage rustling and wildlife slowly rousing as the day drew on.