Phantom Hollow Back Again

Menta sat with her, and asked about the woods. Shaking her head and tossing her shoulders in a shrug, Ambrosia gave her a sorry look. 
                "Not in the slightest. I'd been to the borders when there was a pack here, when my daughter and I tried to join. The bitch snipped at our every word, and acted as if we had no ambition. I'm only here now to see what I missed out on, and I have to say I'm not impressed."
The tawny woman could hear Malice's words ringing in her ears, "You and your young will not survive long in the wild, so I advise you to seek a dream and a new home. Perhaps when you have found yourself, you'll be able to join a pack.". Just the memory made her spine prickle, and now that she was no longer a loner with a pup to care for, with strength behind her paws and confidence in her heart plus she didn't need to protect a pup she wished one day to see Malice again. 
                                     "Have you been here before?"