Authors note: Hey guys, welcome to the new story! I'm working on Chapter 2 at the moment, so sorry Chapter 1 is short.
It was a late morning, with a light rain falling into the nearby forest, outside Ariana's cave. There were some Deer nearby, Birds chirped as they flew by her cave, trying to race each other. "Hey guys! How are you this morning?" she gladly said, as she slowly got out of her cave.
"Hey Ari! How are you on this fine morning?" A bird replied, happily landing on a nearby branch.
"Oh, I'm pretty good! Anything I missed while I was hibernating?" She asked, struggling to keep her eyes open as she walked over to the branch.
"Oh, nothing much. Koda got a new brother, but he lost his Mother. I-" he said, cut off by Her shocked look.
"You think that's nothing? I love Koda like he's part of my Family, he used to play pranks on me all the time!" Ari exclaimed, trying to think how a Mother as good as Koda's could have died. "Well, thanks for the news at least, James." Ari said, deep in thought.
"No problem, Ari. See you around the forest." James said as he started flying back to his nest.
"I've got to go and see Koda. He might just need a friend right now." Ari sighed in sadness, as she started walking.
