It was one of those rare days when she was back at the Basin. Even though her little family was supposed to shelter there, for the most part they had kept wandering and only returned when the need to rest and recover overtook the desire to roam. Her mother's desire, at least. Erthë personally preferred the climate in the northern mountains, because even though it was growing warmer here like everywhere else, the temperatures still weren't painful.

Where she stalked across muddy paths the girl reflected on everything that had happened in her short life. The early beginnings were gradually fading into the haze of forgetfulness and all she remembered was the pale branches of a tree nearly touching the face of the full moon. They had journeyed after that, wandered north to this place so that Mother could get help, and after that... after that came the wars. The Bear God battle in the Blood Falls forest, and some time later the Wolf God battle in the Green Labyrinth forest. Now a third location had showed up, but the Sun God had promised that there would be no fighting there. She had no reason do doubt his word, and so it was a rather content girl that explored the still unfamiliar paths of the mountainous vale.

An eventful life. Already she was older than her age suggested. Not even a year had passed, though to her it felt like much, much longer. Barely even two seasons into life she was a veteran, scarred and battle worn and rather full of herself for doing what the grown ups did. It didn't matter much to her that she barely understood the implications of what was going on. It was a puzzle she still worked on piecing together, using tidbits and stray words from others she met along the way.

Something was still missing though. A frame in which to place each piece, a layout against which to compare the many confusing colors. What she needed was information, a historical perspective, and it was for this reason the lass had moved away from her parents to roam among the rest of the herd.

Surely there had to be someone who knew more about the gods, about the Rift and Helovia and the past in general. She would have them tell her - and maybe then she would be able to figure out what might happen in the future.