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"Seriously," the alpha reiterated, "if you need anything, don't hesitate. If I can spare it I will." Space would likely never be an issue in Redtail Rise. For one reason or another, wolves weren't easily attracted to it. Maybe they could smell the recent drama a mile away and avoided it, or maybe the location just wasn't ideal. She was willing to bet the latter.

Luke started on another topic. Saena expected him to say something actually funny, but the name that came out of his mouth was far from it. The alpha female hadn't thought much about Smash since her departure, but she was pleasantly surprised to know Luke knew her as well. Evidently, Luke knew everybody. Saena envied him that; if living as a loner had one perk, it was getting around.

"She didn't show?" Saena wondered aloud. "Y'know, she told us she was leaving forever. Or, I guess she must've. I actually didn't hear the reason. I was too busy ah... overreacting." The responses from Reek and Arion suggested that Smash had no intention of ever returning to Redtail Rise, though. "I didn't know she was still in the wilds at all." But, oh well. It's not like Smash had signed a binding contract when she joined Redtail Rise. The bad blood was behind them and she didn't know anything about her former subordinate's pregnancy (from Luke no less), so she didn't dwell, especially when her white-haired friend bowed.

God, it's been a while, thought Saena as his playful nature infected her. She dropped into her own bow, parting her jaws to pant happily, before suddenly springing at him with every intent of wrapping her forelegs around his neck and wrestling him to the ground.