we're off to see the wizard

From the willow forest, it wasn't a far walk at all to this place. Sure, she'd been planing to go home after her long walk to the willows, but the tantalizing smells coming from this place were just too much to withstand. Never before had the babe smelled so many other wolves! Delight coursed through her, as she wandered closer. It was well and truly dark now, but she wasn't afraid of the dark. The only things that lurked out there were monsters, and she feared no monsters. The little violet girl was the greatest monster fighter there ever was! Just like Viridiana! Her little alabaster toes dug into the soft earth, staining them dark with the damp terra. She sighed, enjoying the vaguely briny smell of the air around her. She could smell markers before her, but she lacked the knowledge of what exactly they stood for.

Not to mention the faint glowing that would dim and alight from within the strange little water forest called to her. She wanted to know what it was, and sure, it probably wasn't very smart to go where there were so many wolves, but she wasn't about to let reason ruin the day! It would really suck to get eaten, but what harm could she, a wee little lilac wolflet, possibly do here? Cautious as a fawn, she kept her eyes on her surroundings as she crept onward. For such a young girl, she was slowly learning to be stealthy. At least, she thought so. The ivory stain to her features didn't help much, when it came to sneaking about, but it's not like she was stealing! All she wanted was to glimpse whatever was making the glowing!

Her mismatched optics scanned the lush vegetation warily, tail curled beneath her. As she pressed on, she grew worried that this wasn't a good idea. Maybe she should go back.. No! With a spurt of determination, she kept on trudging. So close, she was. Her paws left the verdant ground scattered with rotted leaves, and her toes brushed against a familiar kind of dirt. Sand. Only, this sand was much paler than her sand. Weird. The sand at home was black, and she always assumed that all sand was black, and changed colour with the light. Frowning, she stared at her feet. Well, if this just couldn't possibly get any weirder! Lowering her crown, she sniffed at the ground warily. Well, the wolf scent was definitely stronger than at home. A rustling in the brush made the youth jump right out of her skin, all four paws leaving the ground simultaneously. A short cry erupted from her maw as a frog leapt from the undergrowth.

Oh.

Growling her pitchy little growl at the mean little toad who had frightened her so, she pouted as she looked away. Well, now she wasn't sneaky at all, nor was she brave. Faced with the abhorrent knowledge that she was still just a tiny little baby, the mystery and wonder of the adventure was lost. I'm never gonna be tough like mommy.. The girl all but wailed internally. How unfair life was sometimes. Sighing, she took one last look at the dark, stagnant waters before her, and turned to go. What was the point of her adventure now? Slinking off towards home, she was convinced that it had all been in vain. However, the mean little frog earned it's forgiveness.

A splash met her ears, and an ethereal blue glow lit up the ground beneath her, casting a fatin shadow before her. A gasp of delight and awe left her, and seemed far too loud in the ambient silence of the swamp. Whirling around, she watched the last dregs of light fade from the water. Thoroughly invested in her quest once more, she bounded back to the shore. How cool was this?! One alabaster cloaked paw lashed out, batting playfully at the water. It lit up again, and she let out a peal of laughter without giving it any thought. Wow! All of the dangers were forgotten, and she found herself splashing in the water and all but wiggling with her glee.