Qeya River Feels

A tooth dug into her lip at her companion's confused tone. Wildfire hoped this information wouldn't make Thuringwethil change her mind about bringing Wildfire back home with her. Their feet did not stop moving in the direction of Sleeping Dragon, at least. It became clear why the leader seemed puzzled and the yearling let out a breath that caused her chest to pinch and her sides to ache.

"Yeah, she's the Alpha female of Phoenix Maplewood. White with rusty red markings and a bobtail." Wildfire skimmed her tongue over her lower lip nervously. She hadn't realized that, by pledging her fealty to Thuringwethil, she had also been drafted into a war. But it changed nothing. "I'm no warrior but I am an ambassador. If my services are ever needed..." She trailed off. Again, it was up to the Heda how to process and use this information.

And because she felt it needed to be said (even if the thought made her heart skip anxiously), Wildfire said, "I am loyal to you and Sleeping Dragon now." She could not imagine pitting herself against Saena, despite their previously rocky history, but she had picked sides, no matter how unwittingly. As she stared sidelong at the Alpha's face, her amber eyes softened and she could not bring herself to regret her choice.