Stone Circle wake up alone

Day let out a soft, huffy sigh, mulling over her words and how familiar they sounded. He'd struggled with similar feelings in the past - still struggled with them at times, if he was being honest with himself. Sometimes a wolf's mind could be his - or her - worst enemy.

His grooming paused as he struggled to form a response, but he remained near to the shewolf, protective. No matter how he felt, she was still pack - but that wasn't the answer she needed right then.

"Y'know, when I first joined this pack, I spent months on the outskirts, never feeling like I was fitting in," he told her, not shy about sharing this with his pack. Most of them knew it well enough already. "It takes time to adjust sometimes. It takes time to get to know everyone, and it takes time for them to get to know you. I don't know you yet, but I would like to," he said, and he was surprised that it was not a lie, "And that's why I'm still here."