Neela twitched at Dalgina;s continued attempts to get her attention, the puppy evidently realising she was unhappy but not being perceptive enough to realise why. Eventually the pup managed to worm her way into the center of the circle made by Neela's body, small tongue rasping gently over Neela's face in a motion obviously designed to be comforting.
Neela's eyes opened, amber orbs lit with a mixture of sadness and annoyance that the puppy just wouldn’t leave her alone, but they softened as soon as she caught sight of Dalgina's face; the puppy was cute as a button and Neela couldn’t bring herself to be angry with her, especially when she was just trying to help Neela.
" 'Lo Dalgina." Neela muttered, lifting her head from its resting position to give the puppy a single, slow lick on the forehead before it returned to rest. Even if she couldn’t bring herself to be angry with the puppy, not that she should now that she was thinking a little clearer, she was too exhausted and depressed to be much good company at the moment, simply laying there and watching Dalgina out of the corner of one half-closed eye.
"What have you been doing recently?" Neela asked, her voice quiet, tired and sad. Maybe hearing about the regular goings on of the rest of the pack would cheer her up somewhat. Or at least showing an interest in Dalgina's life would allow her to avoid upsetting the puppy. God knows the last thing she needed at the moment was to upset Dalgina and bring Jace's wrath down upon her.
Come to think of it, as much as she wanted to distance herself from the puppy at the moment to give her space to sort out her messed up emotions, she wouldn’t be too happy herself if somebody upset Dalgina.
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