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She faltered easily. Her emotions ran wherever they pleased. She was not perfect. Mati had felt guilty ever since she had spoken to her half sister about their mother. Of course it had been weeks since she had given away their mother’s secrets, but she could not shed the pang of guilt that touched her each time she thought of the meeting.
The birth of her brothers had brought family into a new light. It had always been close to her heart, it had always been important but now Mati saw things differently. They had no blood relation to her, though their father was a mystery Mati knew this truth for certain. Their gray pelts and blue eyes did not speak of any lineage that she owned. But still, they were her brothers more closely then the four that lived in the Valley. It made the pack seem ever more important, and she walked through it with a slightly different purpose.
The brown wolfess stalked the halls on four paws, passing the room in which her mother had nested and checking with her nose that the litter and dam where well. Satisfied the Nanny rounded the large common room, and then headed out the door. A cast of clouds dimmed the sun’s glow, and yet the air still held the warmth of summer. Purple eyes wandered, seriousness laden in their bright hue, taking in the status of the world the lay beyond Haven Manor. Large paws carried a heavy body towards the back of the house, she was hesitant for Mati knew that entering the meadow towards the backside of her home would distract her from her task of patrol.
But she lingered at the corner only a moment before glancing out into the field of wild flowers. Their scent was overwhelming, tall stalks and soft leaves and itty bitty petals touched her legs as she wandered through them. Her eyes caught sight of the brick building as she glanced backwards, and then closed with a gleeful submission. The Church fey’s body found the soft ground before she knew that she was falling, and tense muscles eased with the stretch that caused her lips to turn upwards and her belly to twist and turn skyward.
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