Heron Lake Plateau Hard time forgiving Even harder forgetting

Bat's explanation would have probably made a more understanding wolf sympathetic.  What she said echoed exactly Kiwi's feelings; she'd felt replaced too, when Ephraim got to go and they were left behind.  Perhaps even worse, because for some reason, Kiwi had latched onto the idea that because she was similar to nomi in color, in drive, and her daughter, maybe one day she'd be Heda.  Maybe, if she could prove that she was worthy, a fact that she already knew herself.

But it instead only made her more upset.  "And you just thought none of the rest of us would want to come too?  Just like her.  We were supposed to be sisters."  The last part had the most accusation, and it felt mean even as she said it, but she wasn't about to back out now.  Because that was the heart of it.  Kiwi wasn't mad that Bat left; she was mad she left without saying goodbye, and without asking if Kiwi wanted to come along.  She might have said no, but it didn't matter.  Being left behind because the other didn't want you along sucked, and she hated the feeling it gave her.