Way Down South

Corbie trotted through the late-winter slush with a brace of rabbits - beginning to show brown hairs with the promise of spring soon to come - on her way back towards the distant grassland where Tam waited with the flock.

It wouldn’t be long, she hoped, before it was no longer just her and the collie living there, but a full community. She’d given it so much thought lately that she almost couldn’t wait to bring that dream to life. She felt, though, that she had much yet to do before she was actually ready to bring others into the fold. The opportunity would present itself, and she would be there seeking it when it did.

She paused and lifted her head, ears tilting as she caught the sound of pawsteps.