Lone Star Mountain When choices end, you must defend

She's alive, despite the odds and despite herself — and unfortunately, she owes this to Kavik. The situation is too familiar for her liking, even with the small differences along the way, and she can't help but wonder if he's due to disappear sometime soon. Still, she follows him, albeit grudgingly; she has little choice anyway, wounded as she is. She will attempt to repay her debt, at least, as she'd done before — and then she will leave.
That they've run into more of the pack along the way has settled her nerves somewhat, though she dislikes that the pretty former beta must see her in such a state. Still, it's better than being alone with a man — even one that has proven fairly benign so far. He must desire something of her, she reasons, or he would not have bothered with her, and she is far from eager to learn what it is. So she keeps her distance, trailing at the back of the group as they travel and avoiding eye contact with anyone. She's one of the last to enter the cave, settling uneasily onto her haunches with a wince and a sigh. There's a heavy melancholy settling in her chest, though she does her best to swallow the feeling. She doesn't know what she's doing here with these strangers, wounded and displaced — but as little as she belongs in this scene, there's nowhere else in the world for her to go.