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The festival was brimming with life. The shops were all open and their keepers called out to people on the street or haggled with customers. Many of them were filled with shiny objects and a few with furs and pelts. The sight of the furs put Kiara off a little. She couldn't help but sympathize with the poor animals. As a wolf and carnivore she had no qualms about killing for food, but it was just degrading to hand the dead's fur and skin out. Kiara supposed it was just another strange luperci way, but it still made her grimace. Kiara gave a wide birth to all the tents that had fur hanging on display, while she heartily approached anything that looked shiny. However, nothing particular caught her eye so she just continued on.
A familiar voice caught Kaira's attention as it called out her name. The arctic wolf's head whipped around and standing nearby was her favorite golden luperci. X'yrin, tall as ever, was calling for her. Kiara's tail wagged happily and she started to call out to X'yrin before stopping abruptly. Kiara had only gotten one syllable out before the necklace started to drop from her jaw, which forced Kiara to quickly snap her jaw closed to avoid dropping the pendent. That was close. She wanted to trade it for something, and just hoped that the pendent hadn't been dirtied...or damaged.
The snow wolf let out a happy whine as she trotted over to X'yrin, her tail moving a mile a minute and a jovial smile was plastered on her face. Kiara jumped up, her forepaws aiming to lean against the larger wolf. She wanted to snuggle into the nomad's golden fur. Oh how Kiara missed the touch of others. It hadn't been a long time since Shiloh left, but already Kiara was feeling lonely. Her natural instincts drove the young wolf to seek the friendly touch of her pack mates and friends. Being alone did not suit her at all.
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