Kaia awoke to Luna's cold nose on her neck. She came wide awake with the unexpected touch. It was still dark and the air was brisk. Luna got across to Kaia that she wanted her to get up and leave the cave by a combination of nudges, yelps and pacing from her to the mouth of the cave and back. Kaia grabbed a warm jacket and followed the wolf into the predawn. The moon had set and the desert felt asleep. No sounds, no light. Kaia set out slowly, following Luna as best she could. She wasn't sure if this was insane or truly a part of what she had come to the desert for. After twenty minutes or so of walking, they arrived at a flat spot where Kaia could just make out a circle of white stones enclosing a space about four feet across.
"Now what?" she asked the wolf. Luna nudged the backs of her legs to indicate she wanted Kaia to get inside the circle. Luna circled outside the stone perimeter twice and then turned abruptly away from Kaia and trotted off. Kaia felt certain she was supposed to stay within the circle, so she sat down and waited for the sun to rise.
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