Totoka River she's dancing with strangers

Though it was unfortunate, the news was nothing Jinx hadn't expected. She came pre-packaged with the belief that nobody could change their stripes. Regarding Akhlut, this was doubly important, for the Alpha had claimed he would learn and improve, but if Pump's account was correct, it seemed he hadn't. A pity he hadn't stepped aside to allow her to lead. Pump also addressed the concern of Pied, which settled a strange relief into Jinx's breast. She had long put aside her hatchet when it came to the dappled female, but had never expected to feel relieved that she was alive and well.

"I can't say I'm surprised," she muttered, still cautious that Akhlut would suddenly appear like Thor from the sky and smite her with his Light and his Sun. "Why do you remain here, then? I don't imagine it's comfortable." Jinx had been comfortable at Horizon Ridge, but the longer she was away, the more she saw all of its flaws. She had put them aside for the ocean, she concluded... But perhaps it was something else she wasn't aware of.

"Past the mountains, there is a creek whose depth and speed are hidden by its tranquil appearance. The pack calls itself Swiftcurrent and lives along its banks. That's where I've settled myself." There was something of a subtle invitation in the words, as well as something resembling a sales pitch, but Jinx didn't outright ask Pump if she would rather try to settle there than here. Instead, she said, "I actually came bearing news of my pack. Leadership has changed. The old Alpha is dead, and the new Alpha is named Fox."