The sable female was in her room, she had been for some time, she was not often in her room at the moment, the recent troubles within the pack making her edgy and tense, she had been up patrolling the borders night after night. She herself was not the strongest wolf, nor the most able fighter, but she had her hunting knife and her wits and was more than capable of defending herself and her pack; also it helped alleviate the guilt she felt that both Anu and Fia had been captured. The little black and white female that would have been her granddaughter in another life had been rescued and brought back here, that was a blessing, although Anu was still gone, the woman who had raised her grandchildren, Soran felt that she owed her a debt and now she had allowed her to be captured, she had not been there to help her when she was needed. The tall slender female stretched, running her hand along the bare magnolia wall of her room, pausing when her dark fingertips brushed against the crinkled paper of the letters that she had tacked up on the wall. A smile graced her lips as she looked at them, letters from her youngest children, they had each written one when the ebony female had told them that she was leaving, they were filled with love and hope and promises of visits, she missed them dearly, all of them, she wanted them here, but also she could not bear the idea of them coming here at such a time of turmoil. No doubt Rain would enjoy the excitement and the drama of all that was happening, but the twins and little Kiwi were softer natured, she was not sure that they would cope, especially little Kiwi, her youngest child; usually when she looked at these letters she called out to her children with her heart, asking them to come here, to see what their mother saw in these lands, to come and be a family with her again; but today she asked them to stay away for a little while, to keep themselves safe and out of the way, to keep themselves from harm's reach. The sable female had not managed to protect her packlands or her leader from the savage wolves of Aniwaya, it would kill her if she found that she could not protect her own children from them either. She gave a heavy sigh and stroked the letters again.
A sound from outside caught her senses, her ears perking and swivelling towards the door, slowly she turned and got off of her bed, long legs stretching as she did so. She checked her hair was in place, running a hand down the long braid that she had secured it into, the usual curled waves secured with a thin leather strap. She reached for the door handle and stepped out into the hallway, closing the wooden door behind her as she emerged. Her jade eyes fell upon someone that she had not seen before, there was a stranger in the house, though he did not seem to be causing any trouble the female was still wary. Jade eyes narrowed for a moment, before she realised that many of the pack wolves would be outside, they would not have let an intruder through the borders, not someone who intended to harm the pack in any way. She regained her usual composure, her ears returning from their position of being flattened against her skull to their usual friendly upright position, her green eyes widened again and she visibly relaxed. Slowly she approached the dark male, he appeared to be wearing a cloak that he had made himself, he also looked a little lost, like he was deep in thought, perhaps he was a newcomer to the lands? Soran herself knew how daunting a new house could be when one first arrived, especially if you had never been in one before; his scent was different, but then again that didn't change the theory that he might be a new pack member, they came here with their own scents until it began to mingle with the scent of the pack. Her face broke into a welcoming smile, although she was still feeling a little nervous, if he were an intruder she would call for everyone, she knew that they would come, but she was happy to give him the benefit of the doubt for the moment, surely a tresspasser would not have made it this far into the lands?
Hello there! Are you new? The sable female asked, still smiling at the male as she spoke.
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