As much as Sage hated to admit it, life moved on in this new world she found herself starting to call home. The ache of missing her family lessened each day little by little, and it had taken her less time than she had anticipated to grow used to their absence. Maybe it was because she wasn't completely alone. She had her brother, and she had met several others throughout the lands. She had learned that there was some Kingdom in place that despite the title, basically let others do as they pleased within the Realm.
Sage also learned that she enjoyed exploring outside of her family's old territory. She learned that there was a huge open world out there to see, and she learned that she didn't have to be so scared of exploring it. She learned that she liked the idea of the entire Realm being under the rule of one set of wolves. It eliminated petty bickering and battles over who gets to pee where and who gets what rock to enjoy. It granted her freedoms like she'd never had before and Sage learned that she loved being free, to answer to herself and do as she pleased.
With her wings stretched wide, she was once more flying over the jungle, her pastel eyes searching for a nice spot to settle down and recover from her journey before she went about filling her various bags she had draped around her neck and over her sides. She heard what sounded like a waterfall and angled her flight towards that direction. The jungle of her homelands had been largely off-limits to her for most of her life. So, now that she had access to one, she took full advantage of it, finding herself down in the south at least once a moon rotation. She hadn't rested at the waterfall yet, however, and the idea of falling asleep to the lull enticed her into beating her wings faster.
With her burst of excitement at both the possibilities starting and her journey ending, Sage was not delicate with her descent through the jungle canopy nor with her landing. As large as she was, when she impacted the ground it was with a solid thud. Her tail splashed as it landed partially within the waters, she herself having landed close to the edge where little-known-to-her, another wolf had just been lurking about. The birds silenced at her arrival, and whatever other animals had been in the area had scattered at her presence. At such a realization, Sage frowned. "Oh" she spoke softly as she stretched her wings full-span, then tucked them up beside her comfortably. She stepped forward and turned to look at her half-wet tail, then sat to start grooming it with a sudden brush that had been pulled from seemingly nowhere. "I guess I misjudged my footing." she muttered, taking brush in paw and working the wet fur clean of debris and tangles. "I hope no one saw that."