skipping rocks by the river by the railroad tracks

[Artemis Marino]

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"What happened to your family sucks," she said plainly, feeling as if it did not need much more than that to be described. Artemis only knew what she had heard from her mother briefly and the bits of knowledge that had been picked up in passing. She had not been involved in the raid, though with a grimace she remembered what had occurred. Not only was Cypress missing, but his mother had been captured and so had one of Artemis' own cousins. Though she would never say it out loud, Artemis' primary concern was Cypress' unexplained absence.

Crimson Dreams was probably one of the most welcoming packs in the area, Artemis knew, even though they'd had some pretty bad luck this year. It seemed like they weren't the only ones though, since AniWaya was getting hit hard now, too. "Do you think you'll ever be able to go back?" Would the Utina family become permanent residents of the pack of Dreamers?