Dawnlark Plains It's not what happens to you, but how you respond to it that matters.

Aviana hadn't noticed anyone following her. She felt safe enough inside the territory that she didn't bother looking around her. She wasn't aware of the other female's presence until she felt the poke of a muzzle. She lifted her head just enough to get a look at the female. She certainly smelled of Morningside, but Aviana couldn't recall ever having met her before.

It was clear, though, that she was empathetic to Aviana's feelings, and wasn't here to harm her. So, she accepted the touch, and lifted her head when the other female nosed her own under Aviana's. I can't... find my brother, she admitted softly. @Sebastian's pack was gone, and there had been no sign of him at the Caldera. She had no idea where the pack might have gone, or where her brother might have gone, if he was even still alive.