Everything Changing All Around

So she had a babysitter. It wasn't the first time and it likely wouldn't be the last. The girl did have a bad habit of getting into trouble as the healing wounds on her face proved. That caiman had it...caiman. Haha... Internally, the girl snickered at her own joke. She really was very funny. The world wasn't ready for her, she was sure.

The small obsidian puffball padded along beside Aunt Ash, her nose sniffing out this and that. It smelled a lot different out here than in the castle. The grasses were golden and they whispered drily in the gentle breeze. Here and there, the rare tree had shifted from green to gold and crimson. "Do you think it smells nice?" The girl's nose wiggled as she sniffed the air yet again. The slowly decaying leaves and undergrowth emitted an earthy, somewhat sweet smell. "I wish it smelled like this all the time," she commented before tilting her head and looking up to the larger wolf. "Why does it smell so good?"

"Dusk Carpathius"