Solbjorg was another strange, foreign name to her. She had never spoken directly with the Dahlian Stormbringer -- her name had sounded like coal, now that she thought about it -- so it was new to her. She did miss the time she had spent with so many of her relatives around her, though. Now they were scattered throughout the land, or simply dead and gone forever. At the time, thoughts of the war had overshadowed everything else, and fleeing to safety seemed like her only option. She wondered how things would have been if she had stayed loyal to the flower pack.
"Conor is my little brother," she stated proudly, unable to hide the smile his name always brought to her face. More so than any of her other half-siblings, she and Conor had the most in common since they had both been directly abused by their father. As a pup, he had been just as shy and sad as she was still; but he had overcome his trauma and grown into such a reliable and handsome young man. Coli could not have loved him more if he was her own child. She had never told him what his existence meant to her, how she wished she could be as strong as him, but... she felt he probably understood their unspoken bond. Her expression became crestfallen as Saul explained further, and she let her gaze drop to her paws. "He left? Did he say where he was going?" she asked quietly, a small bit of hope creeping into her tone. It was hypocritical of her, she supposed, since she had vanished for more than a year without leaving any word at all. But if Saul was a packmate and friend, perhaps he had an inkling? It was sad enough to think of Dahlia falling apart, even if she had left them before that.
When Coli glanced up again, she noticed Saul's demeanor had changed. His friendly easy-going smile had faded into something uncomfortable, tense, even ill. Something about his kinship with Lilin was unsettling him. Perhaps it was not unlike her own convoluted family tree, with litters springing from incest and nonconsensual encounters. She knew better than to push the issue, so she decided to divulge the information she had been withholding. "Actually... Lilin is family to me as well. When we met, we learned we had the same father." She smiled helplessly, hoping this would cheer him in some way. She didn't share any blood with Saul, but they were in some way connected now.