Moonspear let none be the noose

Her ears angled back, then splayed while she nodded slightly. He seemed understanding. She knew to be a bit frustrated with herself for doubting that he would. "I have been, I suppose," she agreed. Gaining a fellow leader had given her more time to herself and less weight to carry alone, but with that decision had also come a larger pack with a different dynamic. They were not a flawless transition into two packs, with one alpha learning as he went no less. That and she had her questions about the former alpha of the bay, and her position with the matriarch of the Stavanger boys. Complicated, and it could be worse. "But, not being the only leader is good.. and should mean I have a bit more time for other interests." Maybe come springtime she'd truly feel this way when she could roam without worry. Unless times changed before then.

"Habits die hard. It was quiet for so long there. Here is.. different, although not entirely so," she said. She was understanding and crept closer to erase more distance. Before, she'd almost considered leaving it all. No one knew this, but before Charon.. there had been an undeniable appeal to just resort to wandering again. Wolves like Jace, and the few others she cared for, kept her from doing it. Instead, she'd just gone and brought change onto them -- even if she did not know if it was for the better for all of them yet. It was for her at least. As selfish as that sounded.