Emberwood Hearth

"Mm. She nodded. Those markings were purely ceremonial. While she didn't understand it, as she was not a wolf of ceremonies or other traditional practices that required cosmetic demonstration, she was content in knowing this wolf had not obtained some sort of disease. Blue colorations... she had to admit, that short of frostbite and other anomalies here and there, blue was a rare condition. It hadn't hurt to check.

The wolf went on, further describing what those marks represented. Citali wasn't sure what to make of it. "Speaker for the Dead?" she repeated, trying to make sure she heard that right. "Why would we need to converse with the dead? There are far too many opinions among the living." Which was plenty. She had no idea why they'd wish to talk to and add more to the mix.