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The loss of Jace, Dalgina, and the rest of their family had been heartbreaking and crushing to the Ichika moral. Soon after, Neela had also left the pack. Kiara had been extremely upset when her friends had gone, but she hadn't had time to dwell on her feelings. Even so, the loss of so many members at once and the reduced size of Ichika made Kiara extremely nervous. As the pack dwindled in size, the dangers to her puppies increased. The arctic wolf had considered moving, but had rejected the idea as soon as it entered her mind. The puppies were too small, to young, to fragile. She couldn't even bring herself to trust her own pack mates around them, why would she trust another strange pack with their safety? Especially when that male was among the New Dawn ranks.
Kiara was happy to see that Tharin had stopped at a respectable distance from her den. She didn't want to run him off for being to close. Sapphire orbs flicked briefly to the side to note the half buried leg. The snow would preserve the leg long enough for Kiara to make a meal out of it in the days to come. Her fluffy tail wagged happily and low behind her. Even with their newfound friendship, Kiara didn't forget Tharin's dominant position over her. It was natural and easy gesture for her, one that had been engrained into her mind since childhood.
It took Tharin's awkward movements to make the white female realize the nature of their interactions. She too, looked away embarrassed. It just felt so natural and right for they to be close, yet in reality they were not pack members. Kiara had been treating him like a male from her pack, something she realized was wrong. "Um...I'm glad to have met you too...I should uh, I should escort you to the boarders...pack law and all." The young mother looked nervously back towards her den. The soft wails of her children drifted towards her and she had to force herself to look away. Silently, she began to walk, her feet dragging her body back to the boarders of Ichika. Once she had escorted Tharin outside of the pack lands, she would race home to her children. However, until then, duty called.
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