Phoenix Maplewood Peace for a While Longer

Grace shook slightly, thinking of the border skirmish. Esaro's words broke her memories, but she continued to tremble. She thought about the word violent used to describe Luke. Was it correct? Yes, he'd brutally attacked her adopted mother.... But she was on the borders of someone obviously close to him, not to mention she had pups that still needed constant attention. His recent claim of the land said HE owned everything, alongside Saena. If he'd felt like that before, then it made sense to protect what he saw as his. It didnt justify his quick jump at Nova though, not when she hadnt done anything wrong. She didn't submit, sure, but he wasnt the alpha then. She hadnt been disrespectful either, not from what she'd heard. It was all just too boggling to Grace, who was convinced she had behavior all wrong. 
       "I never feel safe, but Luke.... I don't know if he thought he was justified, but he didn't just attack a stranger. HES the one who gouged my muzzle."
After a moment of thinking, something dawned on her. Nobody had HELPED her, Saena only scolded them all for not working together. Luke had ATTACKED a packmate, a jumpy little yearling at that. The realization hurt, that she didn't seem important enough to stand up for. It scared her more than anything though, and she pressed herself close to Esaro for comfort, not even thinking of her wet fur.
            "Now that I think of it, nobody even said anything about it. It's a quite obvious wound and it was dripping blood.... But not a single soul yelled at Luke for hurting ME." 
She sobbed softly, shaking even worse than before. She had thought a pack meant protection, care, and a family. Not the same fear and pain she had grown up around. Esaro suddenly seemed like the only thing safe anymore, and she found herself nodding to his offer.
                          "I h-haven't actually found a den yet...."