Dreams

This will be my last post. Great thread, guys - and so rapid! :D

"For their strength and loyalty."

The pale Beta nodded. Good answer. Pack was everything to Bazi, and she expected the same of the wolves around her - an oath to Swiftcurrent Creek meant as much, if not more, than the bonds of blood. A wolf could not choose where her roots were anchored, but every decision after that was a decision, not fate. Athena reached out to comfort Sky, who brightened instantly. The sheer rapidity with which she went from tears to joy was either great or terrible, but that remained to be seen.

"Find a trade," she instructed them. "We have need of wolves that know their way around herbs, in particular." Each girl received an affectionate nudge to the cheek before Bazi turned tail and trotted back towards the heart of Swiftcurrent Creek, intent on visiting her brand new 'work husband'.