As he emerged from the den, Sky straightened up. Her children followed her example and the three greeted him with bowed heads. "Good morning, Zalen. I'm sorry if I woke you." She smiled, tilting her head to the side. "I was hoping to talk to you, if you have the time." She was about to say more, but apparently the ever excitable Lena couldn't resist stealing the spotlight.
"Mum says we can stay! Can we stay? Please, mister Zalen sir? Can we be members of New Dawn? Please?" She stood now, wiggling on her paws despite her mother's scolding glance. Cody watched his sister's excited dance and couldn't help grinning, looking up at the alpha hopefully.
"Ahah... yes. Sit down and behave, Lena." Sky murmured, nudging her daughter's head with her nose. Lena made a sound of protest, but sat down again. "As Lena so kindly explained, we were hoping to make things official. This is a beautiful land and the pack's been nothing but kind to us since we got here. I haven't felt so at ease in a long time and I dare say it's like paradise. We were hoping you'd let us stay, as members of your pack." Her voice was sweet, thankful and approving.
Unlike Skye, Sky had discovered Zalen to be a patient but responsible leader. She hadn't heard a single word of trife or murder here and it seemed as if she'd left her curse behind. Even Sanja had been silent since their arrival, a blessing on a whole other level for the single mother. She'd lost half of her family when she'd left d'Arte, half of her lifetime... but this place had already proven to be better than Thornbury. No stress, no fear, no murderers and no bloodshed. It was almost too good to be true.
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