All I Need Now is a Cup of Pumpkin Spice

Zoey’s enthusiasm and curiosity of the sudden change in season was nkt unnoticed by Celeste. Her leader gave a nod and hummed in acknowledgement of her comments, glancing out to the strange yet colorful array of blooming cacti in front of them. A true desert autumn, it appeared. Zoey had never experienced anything like this. Or..had she? The faintest memories of her being born under the everlasting moon of the Long Night and its sudden changes as well threatened to tie a knot in her stomach, but she brushed it off. This was much different, and much prettier than those nasty crystals and mushrooms. No, this had to be a good sign. A wonderful sign!

Cel mentioned that it was beautiful, but it had come a bit earlier than expected. Zoey poked at a smaller sprouting of auburn and magenta cacti flowers in front of her, of course, being so easily distracted as she was. Watching as Cel dipped her toes into the cooler oasis water, Zoey tilted her head to digest the woman’s words, trying to take a closer look at her surroundings. ”Now that you mention it, it was a bit cooler this morning,” She said, the cogs in her head turning as she hummed in thought. ”Aside from the cacti, the air was a bit..biting, I suppose.” It had a nip to it, not at all like the hot, dry breezes that typically blew their way. As she thought about more strange sights she’d observed, she smiled at the other wolf who approached - a brooding dark she-wolf the girl had yet to meet. Cel asked her the same question, if she had seen anything odd as well. It seemed they all had the same experience then, right?

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