Dawnlark Plains It's not what happens to you, but how you respond to it that matters.

Oh! That sounded very complicated. Skraeling sorta struggled to keep up while Aviana spoke, having no experience with wars or battle or even with missing people, really. She'd never been in danger and she didn't know the pack that Aviana mentioned, and so a lot of the information she was given didn't really stick. She did know Shale, though. Shale was nice.

The girl offered the only things she had - the warmth of her body and comforting licks, not really knowing what else to do for the woman. She felt as though she should say something more, but this was all quite out of her depth.

"That sounds really scary," she offered weakly, still grooming the side of Aviana's neck and shoulder.