Blackfoot Forest "for Mrs. Long has just been here,

She nodded at her friends as they appeared, too nervous to say anything in the serious ambiance the ceremony seemed to create. Some sent her reassuring smiles as she shook like a leaf, it was quite possible she was getting mated today. She half hoped it was just to get it over with, like ripping a bandaid off. The other half hoped that it was the higher ranked wolves, the Alpha pair or Faramir. 

She was glad to have Sam beside her for he was her best friend and therapist. God knows she was gonna need his help if it was her and she ended up mating some random male she hardly knew. She was more like to snap at them if they touched her than she was to reciprocate. She didn't miss the envious looks she was receiving from Maja as Faramir smiled at the small arctic woman. She hoped the two were paired, for her own sake as well as theirs. She didn't want some petty competition for a male she wasn't particularly interested in.

Samuel was called forward and she turned to smile at him encouragingly, wondering which wolf he was being paired with. When Amara called her forwards she froze for a moment but quickly hid her nerves in place of a calm dignity as she walked towards them, refusing to show weakness.

Liri had always been a shy girl and now was no exception. Her eyes were on the ground as she approached, unsure if she was supposed to do anything specific. Her first marriage had been a sort of barbaric affair. There had been no ceremony, only Remo presenting a claim on her before his pack. She was half afraid the same would happen, that she would be dragged off by the scruff of her neck in an attempt to force her into submission. 

She stopped next to him, sending small glances his way cautiously. After Amara announced them as mates she turned to look at him, obviously confused as to what happened now. Her body language was somewhere between alert and wary, waiting to see her what her friend-now mate-would do.