Chirin stood at the top of the mountain waiting patiently. He would look down the sloping path, hoping to see a sign of her. But he shook his head with a jingle of his bell. She said she would come, that's all he needed to remember. But he still could not shake the doubts within him. Trust was such a fragile thing. It could be easily broken like an egg. He just had to keep telling himself to trust her.

"Man this is steep!"

The second jingle of his bell sounded out as Chirin turned his head towards the slope. A black shape slowly emerged from the slope.

"Jinx!" Chirin called.

The black-wooled ewe grinned as she gazed upon the stag-like ram, "Hey there big guy! What's shaking?"

"You actually came," Chirin remarked.

"Now knock that off again, I said I would come alright?" Jinx stated.

"I suppose you did," Chirin chuckled.

Jinx shook herself off, stretching her legs to work out the stiffness that came with traveling up the mountain, "So what's on the agenda today?"

"I was thinking we would go off the mountain today?" Chirin suggested.

Jinx's face fell, "You mean we have to go down the mountain after I went through the trouble of climbing up it?"

Noting the dismayed look upon the ewe's face, Chirin nervously stated, "Well yes I was-"

"Okay! Sounds fun!" Jinx suddenly blurted, face switching over to excitement.

Chirin's nervousness faded. Jinx was certainly a funny little thing.

So the two of them headed down the mountain and all the while Jinx asked where they were going incessantly like a child. Chirin wasn't sure if she was being serious or just messing with him? Regardless, they eventually arrived at their destination.

"Well, here we are," Chirin announced.

Jinx gaped wide-eyed at her surroundings, "Woah!" She exclaimed.

Large fields of grass blew in the wind. They were tall, like shining blades. Chirin of course recognized it well, for he knew the variety of animals that lived there.

"You like it?" Chirin asked.

Jinx surveyed around, taking care to note every inch of her surroundings, "Too early to say. I mean it is impressive, but I think I should-Oh my gosh what the heck is that!?"

Jinx shot off like a rocket, so fast Chirin was surprised one could move so fast. The bellows in the distance told Chirin what she was approaching, and he cautiously followed.

Jinx skid to a halt as she observed what lay before her. The grazing creatures before her were tall, muscular, horned, and brown.

"Oh my gosh! You guys are buffaloes aren't ya?" Jinx excitedly asked.

The animals in question continued to graze, blissfully ignoring the questioning ewe before them.

"So eat any good grass lately?" Jinx asked.

The buffaloes continued to ignore her.

"I know how you feel brother, I mean back home I do nothing but eat grass, though my sister is an expert at it," Jinx joked with a chuckle.

Again, no response.

Deciding to take this into her own hooves, Jinx stood on her hind legs and placed her front right leg upon the buffaloe's snout, leaning upon it. The weight of the ewe lowered the buffalo's head down. So much Jinx now had his undivided attention.

"Though I have to admit you've got several pounds of muscle on her. Bet they would make a mountain of steaks from your rump eh?"

Suddenly Jinx felt a blast of air hit her as the buffalo snorted. The force sent her skidding back. Landing upon her back, Jinx blinked and remarked, "Geeze what a jerk!"

Getting back to her hooves, she shook herself off and heard a squeak behind her. Turning behind, she saw a small black and white creature. It was a skunk.

"Hey, do you guys really stink?" She asked.

In moments, she got her answer.

Jinx let out a cry as she felt a stinging sensation in her eyes, "Oh god this smarts!" She said as she coughed, "And stinks too!"

Jinx aimlessly ran around until she saw something fresh and clear: water! Running towards it, Jinx dunked her head underneath the water, bubbles rising as she muttered and sputtered, removing her head with a generous breath.

"Okay...not how I imagined this day would go, but-YEOWCH!" Jinx let out a cry as she felt something sharp upon her leg.

Turning around with a glare, she spied a small prairie dog. The creature giggled as he stared up at Jinx.

Snorting herself, Jinx glared down at the prairie dog and growled, "Laugh it up doggy boy! I like trying anything once so I may switch over to being a carnivore, "She announced with a flash of teeth.

The prairie dog gaped then bolted off. Feeling cheeky herself, Jinx gave chase, feeling a rush of energy she hadn't felt since she was a little lamb. Just then, Jinx felt something hit her. It had an impact, but overall it felt soft. Sputtering and spitting, Jinx realized it was dirt.

"Yuck!" She exclaimed.

Several giggles sounded out as she noticed even more prairie dogs, laughing it up.

"All right you little brats!" Jinx shouted before rushing off to pursue. As soon as she did however the animals descended underground.

Jinx eyed the hole carefully, "All right you little stinkers! Come on out and show yourselves!" Jinx demanded.

Her only response was a swift scratch upon her rear. Letting out a yell, Jinx glared only to find the hole empty. Suddenly, another scratch against her rear made her cry out once more, followed by more giggles. Jinx could only glare at the cheeky creatures when suddenly their laughter ceased. A familiar shadow cast over them all. Looking up, Jinx could see it was Chirin, sternly glaring at the small creatures. In short order, they fell disappeared into their holes leaving Chirin and Jinx alone.

"I'm sorry, I should have warned you about the prairie dogs," Chirin apologized.

"That's alright. You've dealt with them before?" Jinx asked.

"Yes, when I was a young lamb," Chirin explained, "Though of course back then I was small. Now? Not so much."

Jinx chuckled at that, "Yeah well these guys didn't hurt me much, though I may have trouble sitting down on my rear!" The ewe laughed.

Chirin found himself laughing as well. Something about Jinx inspired joy within him. Despite the little hiccups, their second day out had turned out for the better.

"Hey, skunk stink won't stick, right? It will go away?" Jinx asked.

All of a sudden, Chirin flashed back to his first time in the field. His respective first encounter with a skunk. Oh, how he remembered the stink. It wasn't pleasant. He gave Jinx his answer, and needless to say, the smell that was present upon her was noticed. As the ewes settled in the barn, Jinx lay solitary in the center, while the others created a far circle.

Oh well, Jinx thought. Every day didn't have to be perfect.