Blackfeather Woods lighter than an eiderdown

The woman spoke, giving her name, and Maegi nodded, finally making the connection that she had seen this woman before, when the rest of the pack had returned to the Woods. She had been close to Kove, there, too; Maegi wondered if they knew each other well. She hadn't seen this woman before the war, so she must be knew.

If so, how was she so close to the Dark Master already?

"How long have you been here?" Maegi asked, head tilted in curiosity. "And how do you know Kove?" She felt an odd surge of protectiveness toward her mentor; with Vaati gone, he had assumed leadership of this place, and she knew that wasn't an easy role. Even Vaati, whom she had once thought of as somewhat of a god, had struggled in that position.

Wolves challenged each other constantly, and she didn't want to see an Iliksis rise up to take on Kove. She hoped this Shivali was not one, though she didn't seem the sort. . .only time would tell.