Two Rivers Isle We'll drive until the gas is gone

WC:  406

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Niamh waited patiently while Phox unearthed the rabbit he’d buried and picked it up to carry it along with him. Though Towhee had expressed disdain at his return- given he’d abandoned them in their time of need- Niamh did hope that the two would reconcile- as he was the last sibling that Towhee had who was still alive. She knew she couldn’t get too buddy-buddy with Phox, for fear of upsetting Towhee, but in the very least she could set him on the right track when it came to working for the pack and improving his overall situation. It had been Towhee’s request that he be placed at the bottom of the heirarchy- and even any newcomers who joined after him would be ranked above him, until he proved himself. Nobody wanted to be the omega, of course...But Niamh wasn’t about to look down on her Person’s brother, not when she wanted them to get along.

The young wolf who had watched them for a moment went unnoticed by Niamh, who’d taken a moment to try and pull a burrdock out of the fur behind her elbow. When Phox turned his head to look suddenly, she did too, but saw nothing, so assumed maybe he’d just seen a bird or a SQUIRREL or something along those lines. He looked ready to go so she gestured, and led him back toward their pack. They’d have to cross the river, but she knew already- from having crossed it several times already- where it was the shallowest so they wouldn’t have to get too wet and cold.

On the way back, she kept the conversation fairly business-like. She filled him in a bit on the members of the pack, their values and such, and their current situation, which was the fact that one of their members was missing, so a few of the members would be away searching for her. She did her best to hide any disdain when talking about Ceara...Though the time it was taking to find her and bring her back to the pack was wearing her patience mighty thin. Phox would know several of the members of course, from when he previously lived with the pack so she updated him on their adventures, mentioning Clover and Fiadh and how they had chosen to go out into the wilds, and answering as many of the questions as she could that he might have had.

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