take a bath, mud! [Bog]

Mud was outside her den anxiously preparing the frogfruit. It had to dry upside-down, so the medicinal qualities of the plant would be most effective. Mud trimmed unnecessary leaves and branches with her teeth and claws. She was trying to go slowly and take her time, but she was mentally preoccupied. She needed to finish quickly as she had many other things to do today. The season was fast approaching and she needed to have a full supply. Who knows what could happen during the winter?

Mud glanced towards the water where she left Detka. She need not worry for the beast - she was able to protect herself and then some. Plus, her lessons in common wolf language were going well, so if she did encounter a swampland intruder she could communicate. But Mud knew Detka's best skill was her ability to entirely disappear. Just a few inches of water were enough. She could flatten her body and lurk just beneath the surface. She was an incredible creature. Mud's heart warmed with love for the creature.

She looked back down to her task and continued working. Voices in the distance tickled her ears and she glanced back in Detka's direction, surprised to see a wolf traveling with her caiman. Was that Bog?