Rough & Tough...NOT!

What was this? What was that? Ashelia bounced from one rock to another, sniffing and investigating each and everything she saw. Her tail wagging madly as she went about her little exploration. She had never been here before, so everything was so new! With her tongue lolling out and her dual toned eyes bright as her eyes glanced off of everything. She couldn't keep still for a moment, her paws practically bouncing beneath her every time she stopped to check her surroundings. She loved adventuring, and she wished she had someone to share the adventure with. She wished in fact, that she could go adventuring with her siblings, but when she had returned to Alacritia, she not seen a scent nor a whisper about them. Though she was discouraged, she figured perhaps she might find them if she went out to explore.

However, her attempts would be in vain. For her family, though she wouldn't know it, would not be coming back. As the young girl veered away from the rocks she had been investigating, she'd come across an opening in the mountain that towered over her. She gazed up at it in awe, but the cave was much more interesting. With the need to know what lied within its depths, she made her course towards the entrance. However, a scent coming her way stopped her. She turned her head back, nostrils flaring and her tail wagging. Could it be another friend?