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Morning mist still clings to the tree line when you open your cabin door. On the worn wooden step sits a small bundle of wildflowers, tied with a strip of bark. Purple clover, white wood anemone, a single yellow primrose — each one carefully chosen. A soft sound draws your eye up. She stands just beyond the porch, half-lit by the early sun filtering through the pines. Tawny fur along her shoulders, dark velvet ears turned toward you, wide eyes watching with a mix of hope and nerves. She shifts her weight. A small smile breaks through. You left food out for the deer last winter during the hard frost. She never forgot. And now, in the language of her people, she is asking you something that takes real courage to ask: Will you let her know you?