keys to the kingdom

and out of all these things i've done, i think i love you better now

She'd only been back from her trip with Shadow for a little while, and she'd spent almost the entirety of that time fast asleep. Utterly exhausted, emotionally and physically, her only desire upon her return was to curl up in her den and be alone. Paar still did not feel sure of where she stood since her heartfelt discussion with the sterling outrider, and her heart was still uncertain. She needed time, and appreciated his patience.

Surfacing from her hollow, the lithe beauty stretched and parted her jaws in a mighty yawn before she sauntered across the forest floor and in the direction of the Southernmost border to do her part of scent-marking. That way it would be over with, and she could get on with more interesting activities. Along her route she spotted the unfamiliar figure of a sleek, dark-furred female, and she paused to observe for a few moments before picking up her pace and heading the stranger's way with a wuff to announce her presence.

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