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though her voice carried a touch of nerves at the beginning of her speech, dawn's tone quickly changed to one of confidence as she rattled off orders to the pack. aditya watched her with interest. she was, despite her youth, a woman of strength, destined for leadership. he was eager to watch her grow further into herself.

he would be with the first batch, the runners, the group led by dawn. pema would join them: he gave a brief nod to the healer, with whom he was already acquainted. dawn gave another name as well--starbelly--though he could not put a face to it.

then she asked for their consent--no, not consent, so much as approval. with a smile, aditya gave her his gaze and a firm nod, his tail wagging in agreement. if dawn's plan worked, which he thought it very well could, morningside would eat well this week.

it could be a good start to what might be a formidable winter.