I waited for a few minutes after Spati ran off, then sat on a fallen log. And here I was, alone again. I grinned slightly, then began to draw in the dirt at my feet. I wanted to get back to the others, but the group had gotten big, so some alone time wasn't entirely unwelcome.

After a while, I straightened up, realizing that I had to have been bent over for more than fifteen minutes. Where was Spati, and where were the others? I got up and stretched and headed in the direction of the others, leaving Spati a small note.

I flapped once, and rose from the ground, heading for the smells that told me that the others were alive and well. In about a half hour, I landed, folding y wings against my back.

"Yuna?" I called. "Rain? It's Tessa. I'm back."