Dragoncrest Cliffs my tree house is on fire

He was right, and she knew it. At least the part about putting herself first - it was the most important lesson here, and one she had forgotten. Tavi could put herself first indefinitely now; she was the alpha, she was the one in control, nobody else. In a way this conversation was serving to corrupt her against her own partner -- the very thought of Reek at this point made her heart cleave in two -- yet she knew she didn't need him. She knew that to survive this, it was her way or no way. The woman nods, not entirely hearing the rest of what the white wolf is saying; she has accepted some things as truth, but it would take some time for her to put anything in to practice. Maybe when the time came she would fail to remedy her problem - but all she could do now was wait out the changes to her body, and resist everything else. It would be harder than she could ever imagine to ignore any motherly instincts, but Tavi told herself now that she would. That she had to. Put myself first, before all else, before even the children she would bear.

The woman pulled herself back to a standing position, abruptly forcing herself to stand still and calm, gathering her thoughts and her plans as best she could. Everything was in pieces - she was still choking back a few tiny sounds, licking salt from her lips - but Tavi knew she was stronger than this. She was half-convinced that the pale wolf was right about everything, but she was tired now. Too tired to keep her mind on the conversation. I.. should go home, Tavi mumbled towards him, her voice evidence enough that she was fading. She wouldn't be going home, but her paws began to move and she shuffled across the sand, passing the northern beast within moments. I'll go back and fix this. She knew what to do now.

Except of course, Tavi was heading in the wrong direction - but Kjalarr wouldn't have known that - and resumed following the cliff-side, too busy thinking to realize where she was heading off to. If she wasn't careful she'd go off the cliff herself -- but somehow she would stay the course.