Never Know What You'll Find

One pale paw hooked into the foot holds that the breaks in the rock and the thick vines created, her other black-dipped paws quickly following as she matched the steps of her mother who had taken the lead in their day of exploration. Now that their mom could see again she had of course immediately asked to go out and see something–anything, really–past the borders. Usually it was her dad that she was bothering for adventures and exploration, but now she could ask both of her parents! That meant double the chances for adventure! Today that request had brought them to a deeper ravine than the one they lived in, the hot sun making this place feel twice as lush, hot, and steamy than anywhere else she had been near their home. It wasn't uncomfortable, but she did notice the difference as they neared the bottom where the river ran past them.

She made soft 'oooh's and 'ahhh's as she followed behind her mother, looking around at all the weird looking plants that seemed to grow everywhere around here. Loving water the way she did, she of course hopped over to the river as soon as they were close enough for her to do so, swatting at the flowing water playfully and feeling the cool liquid wash over her paw pads. She did at least learn her lesson after the incident at the lake so she knew better than to do anything other than keep at least most of her paws firmly on the dry ground. Just over the sound of the rushing water, however, she caught the sound of a squeaking whine on the other side of the river, the sound pulling her attention with a curious tip of her head. "Momma? Do you hear that?"

"Rebel Klein"