Redtail Rise This life isn't romantic or free, there's no path to anything that makes any sense

She couldn't smell blood - a good sign, so long as the girl didn't bleed in areas they couldn't see. Nanook knew the danger, but those wounds were hidden, and there was no real way of knowing just now. Someone would need to keep an eye on her - but what rose from the youngblood's lips turned her thoughts still, and Nanook blinked, taken aback as she answered, "Yes," and found herself exchanging a look with Siarut - her's more puzzled than anything else. "Xan. He's my brother."

But who was this girl? Turning a new look upon the youngblood, Nanook imagined the youngblood couldn't have been many moons older than her nieces and nephews born to her sister this season, which turned her brain to unconfirmed conclusions. Still, she asked, "How do you know him?" even though she already anticipated the answer.