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The clan had increased vastly in size, beyond anything the silver-furred coyote could recall in memory. The closest they might have come to their present membership level might have been nineteen or perhaps twenty-something; she could not really recall numbers, but she knew this was unheard of. It was good—the more force they could amass the harder they could strike Dahlia de Mai. Kaena did not think the coyote clan would fail in eliminating their enemies. The primary target was Haku Soul—the hybrid woman didn't really think the rest of his pack would stand beside him if his crimes were laid bare for all to see. It was well beyond the point of talking; now there was bloodshed to be had.
There was a faint smile and she nodded. "Quiet is good," she said. They wouldn't be content to border patrol and set traps forever; sooner or later they would have to attack the head of the pack. "Won't be very quiet for long, I imagine," the hybrid said. Some pestering impulse bothered her to reveal something of her attack, but she would not. Broadcasting it seemed wrong—it exposed weakness, it exposed fault. She couldn't have that. If she appeared to be a panjandrum it would be easy for her to lose rank and lose face, neither of which was particularly appearing to the coyote. She feared for when she grew very old—she had to depend on the clan for sustenance. Without them, she'd be alone, and she wouldn't last a month out in the wilderness.
The hybrid woman shook her head, frowning. "No. I'm sure he's over there stirring up his forces," she said, shooting a dark look in the general direction of Dahlia de Mai. She did not doubt this one bit—he would tell them that Inferni had done something terrible, he would lie and twist everything around, rousing the pack to rally about a false cause. She shook her head, showing obvious disgust at the mere mention of Haku—her brow furrowed, and her lip raised just a little bit. It passed in a moment, and she was left feeling awkward and strange again, her ears held at half-mast.
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