Terra's ears perked up as Ayita spoke. A lesson. If this was a lesson it was one Terra wanted nothing to do with. The queen settled into humming, looking at the stars as if they would guide her. Hati spoke up, and Terra had to agree with the pup. She didn't see a lesson, just pain, and was rather impatient. Still young, lacking the patience and wisdom that came from age, she watched impatiently as Ayita hummed, waiting for answers.
At last the wolf spoke. Terra's ears drooped as Ayita spoke about staining blood, about mixing the breeds. Terra didn't like thinking that she was cursed. Always, her twin heritage had been a gift, though not one that she used often. Her wolf father had given her the ability to shift and the fierce loyalty that ran through her body. He gave her the thirst for the hunt, and the instincts that allowed her to do just that. Her coyote heritage gave her speed, and cleverness, endless tricks running through her veins. To know that others viewed such a thing as dirty seemed so wrong.
Ayita continued though, and her ears perked up a little. So her mixed heritage promised more than the simple gifts she had known. It promised trouble, something Terra always thrived on, and those that looked past her blood would be true friends. Ayita pointed out that the court would be home, and full of those accepting of her mixed blood. Her tail wagged as she approached the queen, tail cocked at the strange words. A miracle? I sure don't feel like one. She sat before the beautiful wolf, her tail wrapped around her body as she looked up.
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