01-17-2010, 10:35 PM
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Rio sat leaning against her mother's leg, fearful of moving away from her. It was strange to be around so many wolves at once, even though they were all part of Phoenix Valley and therefore supposedly safe. The sight of all of them there was just a bit overwhelming. But the girl kept quiet, kept the wave of frightened tears from breaking the surface. Her bright periwinkle eyes were trained upon Jefferson as he spoke in a very serious voice to all of them. She couldn't make sense of most of what he said, although his tone, coupled with that word "war" he repeatedly mentioned, increased her unease.[/html]
Much to her shock, the girl heard her own name, and looked up at Mama to follow her jade gaze toward the woman named Xeris. What did this mean? Rio closed her eyes and wrapped herself around her mother's leg, letting her weight fall gently there. Her forehead resting against Naniko's ankle, she trembled quietly... Rio was an intuitive creature, and sensed that things would change soon. She didn't know how much they would change; regardless, she was very, very anxious, and very scared.