The Ree Situation — 1/26/96
Soulweaver takes the problem of Briarcatch and Aureole joining into her own hands.
Briarcatch and Aureole’s Wandering (Part 1) — 3/19/96
Soulweaver, Briarcatch, and Aureole talk about Briarcatch and Aureole going on the second phase of the Walkabout together.
Briarcatch and Aureole’s Wandering (Part 2) — 3/22/96
Briarcatch and Aureole depart on their Wandering.
Meeting the Wild One — 4/13/96
The Plainsrunner Hillock encounters Slate and Thicket.
Briarcatch and Aureole’s Wandering (Part 3) — 4/15/96
Briarcatch and Aureole are caught in a late Newleaf flood.
Briarcatch and Aureole’s Wandering (Part 4) — 5/2/96
Briarcatch and Aureole become lifemates on their way home from their Walkabout.
Doreel Finds a Daughter (Part 5) — 10/16/96
Dart argues more with Trouble about the grove, and Trouble refuses to break her promise to Doreel; Trouble meets Quickfire; Dart, hungry for meat and refusing to accept any aid at all from Doreel, flees the grove without Trouble. Doreel, as Trouble sobs over Dart’s abandonment, convinces her to try his latest shrooms — and to use them to help find a new name.