Whitebark Stream its been too long

Citali's player has removed her from the game so I'll powerplay her for the rest of this thread. Sorry to keep you waiting!

Citali's tongue against her cheek soothed her panicked heart. Eventually, the trauma of having her tail ripped off would fade to a suppressed memory. It was her fault, after all, though she wouldn't admit it. She'd been too slow to tuck her tail, and too involved to know when to quit. The healer's support did a wonder on her nerves, though, and she found she was able to face Estoc and his sarcasm more readily. In a way, he reminded her of Arion. Though the need to recruit members was quite high, that alone was enough for Saena to decide against extending the offer. One Arion was enough for her.

"Aurelius," she repeated, tasting his name. It was exquisite, exotic in a way. Definitely not from around these parts. "You must be from the north," she assumed, having known such names only from northern wolves. Then again, her catalog of known northern wolves was regrettably small. It was a blind assumption rather than educated guess. "My name is Saena Redtail. My companion here is Citali. We're of the Phoenix Maplewood pack." She could almost feel the healer's gaze on the back of her head, no doubt a little disapproving of sharing so much information, but it hadn't hurt Saena thus far. If anything, there was protection in confidently stating she was a pack wolf. It made potentially aggressive loners think twice.

Their conversation scarcely went further before the loner lost interest in them and they in him. With a nudge of thanks for her presence and attention to her wound, Saena murmured, "let'd go home," to Citali and headed for the forest.