wheeee, awkward andara!
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An overwhelming sense of urgency had swept over the lake shore. Andara didn't even know most of these canines, but they just kept coming, so eager to defend their kin. She watched quietly, awestruck but useless. The whole pack was here, what more could she do?
Lilac eyes watched the shaking and sobbing as Colibri spoke to Lilin. She couldn't hear what was said, but moments later, Lilin turned to address them all. As it turned out, a black dog was responsible. A loner. Like me, she realized, suddenly terrified of that unclaimed land. It had been her home only weeks ago; if Lilin hadn't found her, would it have been her sobbing and shaking, or even dead from the attack? Her gut wrenched at the thought, instinctively missing her protector.
But Lilin must have anticipated her response. She spoke Andara's name to the pack, urging them to keep her safe as well. Andy wasn't an Aeska-- whatever that was-- but she had somehow earned the same protection. Her small ears pressed against her slim skull as she fell back in dismay, scrawny tail tucked. The Ethiopian wasn't used to having help, and it almost shamed her to receive it. She hadn't gotten herself killed yet, had she? Still, if there were such bad dogs running around, she would at least need to learn to better protect herself.
Brooding silently over the whole matter, Andara just kept watching in a daze. The size of Lilin's family amazed her already, and this wasn't even all of them. The young girl was determined hold onto this one for as long as she could.
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