Lost Creek Hollow for the line in my life

Laurel cringed as Stigmata stepped forward to announce his departure. She'd expected this, of course, after how he had acted during their meeting when they left Bearclaw Valley, but to do so now seemed like adding insult to injury to her. Laurel bit her tongue to not tell him to fuck off herself when he first spoke, but when he looked to Indra and called her family, she could stay silent no longer. "You are not our family," she said coldly, "And if you choose to leave us here you are not part of this pack in any way and like any other loner I see scurrying around nearby." She refrained from saying 'you're dead to me', however tempting it was. It was perhaps not her place to say these things considering there was also leadership of the pack they were joining available. Maybe it was a remnant of Laurel's time as Alpha that made her speak up, or maybe just her anger towards Stigmata.

In reply to Terance's question, she said: "Me, my sister Indra, our children," this was said warmly and she gestured to the pups then, "Mona," who was also mentioned fondly, "Xan," her tone of voice was cool there, for she and Xan were still on awkward terms and matters had never truly gotten resolved, "And..." She glanced at Fire, then at Indra, allowing her sister to explain that one further.

i'm not sure what the order is anymore with so many participants, so i hope posting again is ok. ^^'