staying vague for now - we can set this before or after her thread with Relic, I don’t mind either way <3
There was an unease that Redd sought to soothe. She did not wish to allow their pack to fracture - would not allow it, at any cost. To fracture was to invite dysfunction and strife in a time when the focus needed to be new life.
So she would do what was needed.
The hunter fell in step alongside the stalker silently, allowing her movements to mirror without sound. A glance, but nothing more; whatever he hunted, she would assist.
Redd’s only response was to rumble in agreement, though she displayed none of the anger he seemed to carry. She was frustrated and confused, but it was only because she did not understand the why of it.
He wanted something from her, but she wanted something of him too. Things were uncertain; it was not a time for infighting. Lilia had the right to her frustrations. His need not add to the flames.
She watched carefully, but with the same patience, until the tension visibly left him. Something hidden in her came undone as well, some knot she always felt when there was unspoken and unresolved conflict. Strife wasn’t the way of things.
Redd’s expression relaxed into a small smile, and she gave his chin a nudge to acknowledge the apology in his bearing. She understood, but she was also grateful that he would not press this. It was not her place to fix things not of her role.
She allowed him to lead them, sensing this would help and was perhaps something he needed. Words failed her frequently but this understanding was deeper.