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There was no point in returning to the former pack lands; nothing was there for her. It had been nearly two weeks since she had lost her son to the wilderness and had moved her only remaining puppy to New Dawn. So why had she returned to the lands where Ichika no Ho-en had once resided? Kiara felt a longing, a strange sense of hope that if she just returned she would find Kohaku. That if she looked a little harder he would be at her old den waiting for her to return. The young mother knew that her hope was in vain and that her trip would be worthless, but she couldn't stop herself.
Before leaving the pack lands, Kiara had left Lucia in Tharin's care. She had told Tharin the reason for her departure. She just needed to look, one last time. The arctic female had set out early that morning, even before the sun had chased away the night. As she traveled through the cool neutral territories, the moon kissed the horizon and slowly disappeared behind a line of trees. By the time she had started her search, morning had arrived and the dark sky had begun to shine. Kiara searched for hours, calling Kohaku's name and following the almost non-existant scent trail.
It was only after several hours that the young mother finally gave up on her search. Kohaku was long gone and most likely dead. Kiara sat defeated in the clearing where he den once was. Already the grass had begun to regrow and her scent had faded from the area. Sorrow overwhelmed the snowy female and she simply let it drip from her eyes in great tears. The young mother was only able to pull herself back together when high noon had passed and the sun had begun its decent back towards the earth. She stood and slowly made her way back to New Dawn.
Kiara walked with her head limp and her spirits even lower. Her paws dragged across the ground, scraping against the dirt and tearing at the grass. The land felt empty, sorrowful. It took Kaira a while to realize that she had steered off coarse and was going farther south than she had intended to go. Temporarily lost, the young mother raised her head to get her bearings. That's when she noticed it, a black luperci standing tall and looking about as sad and desperate as she felt.
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