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Vesper yelped as Kiara jumped up to greet her old friend, returning to her puppyish antics. The reunion was met with happy laughter and gentle licks atop Kiara's muzzle and under her chin. It had been a long time since Kiara last saw Vesper. In fact, they hadn't met since the young mother was pregnant with her puppies. Since then, not only had the arctic female had and lost several puppies, but she had also gained a new scar on her shoulder. Even so, the tragic events didn't darker Kiara's heart as she greeted Vesper. Both female's tails were wagging quickly and the air was hearty. "It's good to see you Vesper."
Thankfully, the happy mood didn't die when Zalen approached the boarder. In fact, the giant black male only added to the atmosphere by head-butting Vesper in a friendly manner. The arctic female was reluctant to part with the coywolf, but allowed Vesper to scramble out of her grasp to greet the Alpha. Kiara stepped back respectfully, narrowly avoiding being caught between the two luperci. The young mother turned back to Tharin and the shy Lucia. She strode over to quickly greet Tharin and soothe her daughter's worries by explaining to the puppy that the stranger was her mother's friend. Once reassured by both Tharin and Kiara, the tiny puppy stepped out and watched the adults with wide eyes.
Sapphire orbs glance back happily at Vesper who shot Kiara a wordless question. Solemnly, Kiara shook her head. No, Tharin wasn't Lucia's deadbeat father. With the greetings out of the way, the atmosphere became somber as Vesper brought tidings of a war and fear from Inferni. It wasn't the first time the snowy wolf had heard of a war, however she never expected that Inferni would be part of the war. Fear and worry flowed through her. Vesper wasn't the only friend Kaira had in Inferni. She hoped that Emma was alright, and was relieved to see that Vesper had made it through a war as well.
Although the young mother could understand that some wolves didn't like coyotes because many were scavengers, she couldn't see how those feelings would warrant an attack on Inferni. Coyotes weren't as big as wolves so it was understandable that they scavenged. How could any wolf hate coyotes because of that? Kiara shook her head and stared down at Lucia who looked back at her mother. Kiara vowed that she would raise Lucia right and make sure that the puppy would never hold such animosity towards other canines.
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