Blacktail Deer Plateau My shadow falls against the wall

Osprey took no offence for Saena admitting that she would have kicked her aunt out of the pack long time ago. She was conflicted about this herself too - between, what was right according the unwritten rule, and how glad she was that the three leaders had made an exception and had not forced her to leave. She was aware that her actions did not affect her alone, but a lot of people too, that the storm that was raging was not going to cease with the birth of her children. There would be long lasting consequences, the only question was - what would be the actual scale of the damage done.

It was a bit of news to her that Koda was at odds with Saena. From the brief meetings they had had she recalled him as a little old-fashioned in his views about the woman's place in the society, but he had not outright told her anything that would upset her. Maybe he had, but she had not noticed. He had seemed as a decent guy, who was worried about his mate picking up a potentially dangerous trade. Then again she had not met him and spoken with him in person now. If, what her niece told her was true, then he would probably have an opinion about Osprey going against the rules too.

Then something occurred to her and she smiled, thinking, how odd it was that people, who were alike, could not get along. She and Saena were both headstrong, proud and with their own beliefs about the world. Koda and Saena both preferred law and order. The only thing that drew them apart was that those laws and views were different. It was quiet for a bit, while Osprey found the exact words she wanted to tell the girl. She sensed that this probably was going to be their last meeting and, even though she had never particularly liked the girl, she wanted to give her something that could help her later on.

"I know that you don't like preaching and - please - don't take this advice as such," she began not wanting her to stomp her feet and run away without listening to the end, "but when you become the leader of your own pack, remember that while order and law are good things, you have to lead with your heart too. The people that will choose to follow you will be your family and - as you have already learned - getting on with family members or packmates is not always easy and they rarely are, what you expect them to be." She didn't imply that she belonged to Saena's family. "Try to find the balance between what is right according to the law and what your heart tells you to do."

ooc: post 1000! :)