Lost Creek Hollow fuck this shit

Marten instantly decided that he was going to go with, even though it was risky to undertake such a journey. Laurel wondered if maybe Marten was right, though, maybe they should take the pups. Leaving them here only risked them getting lost too, and the whole point was that they were getting the pups back. Laurel did not care to have Nunataq or Marten there; pups she lovingly helped raise as if they were Indra's own, but well, they weren't. They'd always remind her of Xan, the wolf she so desperately wanted to leave behind when she walked out of this place. She didn't want to dislike them, but she certainly did not love them anywhere near as much as her own or Merrick.

She glanced at Indra to see her thoughts on the matter of bringing Merrick and Nunataq too, but Indra was a bit of a mess. Terance said it would be a bad idea to bring them, and maybe he was right. Besides, she would not have to look at Xan's face reappearing in Marten's every day, and it would certainly make them lighter on their feet. The only downside is that it would mean eventually returning here, while Laurel had never expected to return to this suffocating place where Xan lived.

Laurel decided she should stand up for her sister and make the decisions when Indra could not. She shot Terance a poisonous glance -- for he was the one who was making Indra a shaky apologetic leaf -- as she nosed Indra's ear and said lovingly, "Don't be sorry, Indra -- you've nothing to be sorry about." Especially not towards this man. Laurel licked the soft plush behind Indra's ear and then turned to look at Marten, who'd squished himself against Indra's leg. "You will stay here, Marten. Terance will take care of you. It's much safer that way." She leaned down to nuzzle the top of his head, too, in reassurance, while she said: "We'll find Lucas, Piper and Wyatt and we'll return very soon." She didn't actually know if it'd be 'very soon', but it was always easier feeding someone, especially a kid, a white lie.

Then Laurel looked up at Terance and said, her gaze softer then: "Thank you for offering to take care of them, and offering a welcome for when we return after we've found them."