She had at last, come back home after a few weeks of running about and exploring everywhere her little legs could take her now that she wasn't "locked" to the island! She had been terrified of swimming to the mainland for fear of the sea drowning her. Too small to take the raft on her own. Too prideful and embarrassed to ask anyone to help her get across. But now none of that mattered since they had moved to the mainland, and she took every opportunity she could!
The pastel splotched girl scurried around the top of the ravine, looking down into the scarred land and over the horizon (or what little of it she could see, she was pretty short after all). The earthy smell was welcomed, vastly different than the salty sea air she had been used to. Yes, she much preferred this! She draped herself over the ledge, careful not to fall this time like she had the first time she had gotten too excited and hadn't paid attention to where she was going. The earth was soft beneath her small bodice, the dappled sun on her back as it streamed through the gaps of the leaves that dangled above her.
She had yet to claim a den of her own, unsure of where she wanted to have it, but she was content with sleeping outside beneath the stars for now. Sighing with contentment, she considered taking a bit of a nap since it was such a pleasant day, but then she heard something that sounded like digging, then the smell of herbs, and she got up and moved, weaving between and under roots in search of the source until she spotted her brother Nimbus in the Ravine not far below her. "Hey Nimbus! What'cha doin?"
