Log Date: 9/22/96
Log Cast:
	Thornwater, Pike

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Thornwater is humming to the young Howler quietly, not hearing your approach. 
  Howler gives off a tiny wail, quickly hushed away.

Pike walks in to the area, humming softly to himself and nibbling on a twig.

Roamer scrambles down the steep hill.

Roamer darts into the clearing, almost bowling into Pike.

Pike turns at the approach of Roamer, "Oh it's yo-ACK!!!" and he ducks out of 
  the way of the wolf.

Roamer darts to left and skids into Thornwater with a "Yelp!"

Thornwater looks up. "Wha-?"

The elf, the wolf, and the baby fall down in a heap.

Pike sits up, his hair all in his face now, he looks around blindly, "Where'd 
  you go?! You had better keep that wolf under guard or else the pack will 
  kill it."

Thornwater blinks, pushing Roamer off. "Get off of me, Roamer!" 
She looks at you, "Wha-? Who're *you*?"

Pike says "I'm Pike, you are?"

Roamer blinks at Pike and snarls distemperedly at him before retreating into 
  the tent.

Thornwater says "Thornwater." She adjusts her hold on the baby. "Oh, and my 
  cub, Howler."

Pike tilts his head foreward and then throws it back quickly, tossing the hair 
  from his face and then his berry purple eyes peer at you "I caught some 
  sends about you."

Thornwater nods. "We've been here a while..ran into some elves who said there 
  was a Holt nearby.."

Pike shakes his head, "Unless you think a while is a hand or two of days."

Thornwater chuckles. "For me it is...I usually only stay one day before moving 
  on.." She glances down at Howler. "But...sometimes I can't do that."

Pike says "It's not good for the cub, you know."
He says this as he looks forlornly at his broken twig, shaking his head sadly.

Thornwater blushes. "I know...we'll stop somewhere eventually..."

Pike picks up the two halves of his twig and gives a long and dramatically 
  suffering sigh, "Aren't too many holts around."

Thornwater smiles. "I should think not. If there were, you'd be at each 
  other's throats before the next moon. Not to mention the wolves.."

Pike nods his head and flicks the two twigs aside and then reaching in to a 
  pouch at his side and plopping a berry in to his mouth. He chews for many 
  moments and then swallows, saying "Well then you'll know that your cub will 
  be at least a turn older before you get to another holt."

Thornwater shrugs.. "Perhaps...I hadn't given it much thought. I was raised 
  through traveling and...well, I turned out all right." <grin>

Pike laughs and pops another berry in to his mouth.

Pike winks and flashes his full grin to you "I hardly know you so I wouldn't 
  know."

Thornwater smiles. Howler reaches up and tugs on her hair before she can say 
  something. "Ow!"

Pike laughs, "The cub agrees with me."

Thornwater winces. "Ow..gee, thanks." She reaches down and slowly unwraps 
  Howler's fingers from her hair. "Ouch, Howler."

Pike laughs and tosses his hair back from his face again.

Howler giggles to himself, then snuggles into his 'baby sling' that wraps 
  around Thornwater's neck and hangs like a sort of hammock in front of her.

Pike says "Who's the sire?"

Thornwater suddenly looks uncomfortable. "Oh..his name is Greenbranch."

Pike looks at you, "Something wrong? What? Did he try to kill the cub or 
  something?" He snorts a laugh at that.

Thornwater looks even more uncomfortable now. "No.."

Pike says "Is he here as well? I didn't catch a send about two elves."

Thornwater shakes her head again. "No...he is not with me."

He comments as he looks around him. He finds what he wants and flips it in to 
  his mouth, chewing on it a little. It is a twig.

Pike ahs, "You left him, then?"

Thornwater nods. "He was...too young to understand..how to take care of a cub..
  I'm young, but Greenbranch..."

Pike says "How young? A hand of turns?"

Thornwater chuckles. "I think he was....17 turns when we Recognised. And he 
  has matured very little since."

Pike chuckles, "So I take it that's why you don't hang around holts much?" he 
  asks as he pops another berry in to his mouth and chews.

Thornwater smiles. "No, 'fraid not."

Pike hmmms.."Then why?"

Thornwater blinks, then smiles. "I meant that's why I don't stay around Holts."

Pike ooooooooooohs and nods his head, some how managing to get his hair in his 
  eyes again. He blows at it. That doesn't work. He brushes his hand over it. 
  That doesn't work either. Finally he gives another toss of the head and THAT 
  finally works.

Thornwater giggles.

Pike says "Krim suggested I cut it all off of all things."

Roamer snorts, bored at being inside the tent. She gives Pike a wary glance 
  before padding to sit beside Thornwater.

He heaves another dramatic sigh.

Thornwater nods. "Krim..?"

Pike says "My closest friend."

Thornwater nods, smiling.

Pike says "When do you plan to stop moving, anyway? When your cub reaches up 
  and smacks you?"

Thornwater laughs. "I don't know..I like to move around..."

Pike says "Your cub won't, I'm sure."

Pike grins his full grin and pops another berry in to his mouth, chewing 
  thoughtfully.

Thornwater smiles. "I know, I know..I should probably stop."

Pike laughs, "Well who am I to tell another what to do."

Thornwater grins. "I dunno, but it makes sense. I'll probably stop here for a 
  while.." She frowns playfully at the sleeping cub in her *hammock-thing* 
  "Before this one drives me up a tree when I move.."

Howler opens one eye sleepily at Thorn and closes it again, falling asleep.

Pike chuckles and nods his head. "Well, alright then, though keep your wolf 
  underwraps as the pack will kill it."

Thornwater nods, looking at Roamer. "I will..." She sighs. "Roamer dear, 
  you're getting old."

Roamer wulfs tiredly at the sound of her name.

Pike smiles at the wolf and stands up "Well, I must get back, I still have to 
  teach Dewshine how not to think." He flips a wave to you and trots off.

Thornwater chuckles and waves. ** Bye.. **

Suddenly he stops and turns. "Oh and by the way, the pool is wonderful when 
  it's not cold."

[End log.]