Her lone journey didn't end up so. Very quickly, in fact, a number of things happened. Maggie was just standing there soaking in the blood moon, the yawning shadows of the open mountainside, stars glittering far above the misty ground, the crisp and wet night air as she breathed it in.... A bump against her rear that sent her stumbling forward, and a BITE to her ASS. Magnolia flopped forward onto her chest, growling low at her much larger sister and righting herself just to send a bite back Laurels way. Rude! Uncalled for! She was the leader to bigger things, the first witness to the big red orb in the night sky, the firstBORN, and here she was being harassed. The audacity.

But Laurel wasn't even there anymore. Laurel went hauling further!

That was unacceptable.

'ey,' she chirped indignantly, ears pinning.

Then another nestmate popped from the den and came running as she righted herself. Magnolia woofed a quiet sound, some cross between happy and angry, and even though Saga came to take up the rear.... she did not call them back in, which was a surprise. Perhaps there was something special about the outside being this color instead, or maybe it was what she'd been waiting for! Whatever the reason (Saga being too tired to stop her most willful child and now-cohorts), Magnolia was happy to race alongside Zacharie as he lunged for Laurel. The frosted child just squealed with laughter.

Heavy pawsteps behind them told her Saga was lazily following, too paranoid to leave them out of her sight but unwilling to end the fun.