Heron Lake Plateau cash in the bank

Riven digested the news with a mixture of emotions. She chuckled at Tegan's mention of "lovey sister things", finding his boyish aversion to all things sentimental to be rather endearing. Her heart sailed with joy at the mention of Wildfire's recent litter, and she wished with a pang of regret that they lived closer so that their children could grow up knowing one another. But it was in that vein that Tegan delivered the painful part: Wildfire would no longer travel, regardless of the presence or absence of maternal obligations holding her down.

Much as it disappointed Raven to hear that, she understood. Wildfire was a Redhawk, but only by blood. She had forged a life for herself elsewhere, with a mate, a family, and a pack to which she was dedicated. In so many ways, their lives exhibited a strange sort of symmetry, and while Raven didn't like the prospect of not seeing her sister, she couldn't blame Wifi either. Tegan offered to escort her and her kids there eventually, and the alpha smiled and nodded -- but it would never happen, she felt. Drageda was simply too far away for a casual family vacation, and her responsibilities to her own pack required that she remain here at home. But she didn't bore Tegan with those details. "Thank you, Tegan -- so much -- for doing this for me. I didn't ask that favor of you lightly, knowing how far away Drageda is, but you did a fantastic job and I am grateful to you. How was the trip there and back?"