Blackfoot Forest Fireworks that went off too soon

She simply shrugged at his question. She was okay, she guessed. "Well, its a long story," she started, and wanted to end it right there. 

 "I wanted to join the pack my brother was in, but it was full, so I came here," she said after a moment of thought. Maja summed it up pretty well, considering she left all the feelings out. "What's your backstory?" she asked curiously.