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I've been trying to hone my sense of smell in wolf form. Something I had never tried, but Violet suggested it. When we stop for the night she spins me round and runs off leaving me to find her. I'm getting better, I didn't think it was possible, but I find her seventy five percent of the time now. Which is a massive improvement. Running last night, I caught the smell of a fire. I caught the smell of wolves. I had wanted to investigate but Violet is my priority. I made my way back to her making sure she was safe. The baby is going to come soon, I can see the changes in her. She's starting to drop, a sure sign birth is going to be sooner rather than later. I told her about the scents and she told me that I should go and seek them out. But that she would come with me, that way I could put on some clothes once we found them. So we tie up the horses at camp and start walking before daybreak. I catch the scent of the fire first, then the smell of cool clean water. I figure we must be near a lagoon or similar. Over that is a scent that sends my receptors into overdrive. A scent I know. I start to move faster, I can’t afford to lose them. I don’t know if she is okay or not, but I have to see.
“Jake, slow down, I can't run that fast!” Violet calls me back. I stop and turn to her. My tail bounding excitedly, I yip and snort showing her I need to run.
“Danny?” She blinks.
I run in a circle shaking my head yes.
“Go, I'll catch up.” Shoving me she sets me into a run.
I dart through the trees, the scent is strong. She is here, somewhere through the woods. I come to a high cliff and there she is at the bottom, in the pool of water. Perfect and whole. I have found her. I let out a long howl and begin my urgent descent.