Jade Fern Grove Blinded

Lily nodded. I understand, she murmured. That's what we're here for--to take in those with no place to go. Were she more familiar with the woman, she'd give her a gentle caress; as it was, she settled for a kind look instead. You don't have to make your mind up right away. Just come whenever you're ready.

It was a big decision to make. She sometimes wondered what would have happened if she hadn't been so hasty in falling in with Alarian and his crew. Where would she be? What kind of wolf would she have grown into? Her life might look quite different if she hadn't stopped to talk to the young man in a tree.

But if you're ready now, then you can follow me home? she offered, not pressing at all, merely staring at Aeliana with a smile.