The Sentinels resolve and resolution

Deirdre was not to know this, having only seen her in a state of sickness then a state of betterment, but Lucani looked different to how she'd looked back at Sleeping Dragon. She'd never been beautiful, but she'd been as handsome as a rake, sleek and tall and sinuously powerful. She had her height back now, no longer slumped with illness, but she was so ragged now, skinny and sharp, more like a sniper than a battler.

But this very sweet girl seemed to care little for appearance, comparing instead her new state of being with the old. Lucani smiled faintly, and dipped her muzzle briefly to the Alpha Pup. Please do, she requested. Your acceptance of my catch will give me strength — I promise you that.