Phoenix Maplewood In Need Of Guidance

Grace pulled herself forward the few inches she'd just retreated, carefully tearing off a juicy strip of the meat. She was very glad she'd went and found one for Shreya, sure it was a good meal for her. The silvery elders words confirmed it, and pride welled up in the yearlings belly. She wondered briefly who else had brought Shreya food, but pushed it away as it was of no matter to her. Her last question pulled her towards the topic she no longer wanted to discuss but rather knew she had to. It was no good bottling things up.
         "I've been worse, but I can't say I'm content."
The red female sighed, focusing on her next bite in silence while she tried to think of what to say next. Their bluenose alpha was first to come to mind, but she was still very  The crescent moon gash from her nose, around her whiskers, and to the bottom of her jaw had scabbed over after Esaro's cleaning, and it felt much better, but it seemed to burn anew when she thought of Luke.