Swiftcurrent Creek New waters

Paarthurnax eyed her sterling companion curiously, wondering with mild fear if he might further question her background. How could she explain to him that her parents had not been formally mated? That even though Nita had been Xerxes' primary partner and only fellow leader, her sire had many other lovers. Truthfully, Paar had not even considered the possibility of her heritage catching up with her now that she was so far from her birthplace, but it found itself wedged uncomfortably in her new-found paranoia.

Trying to push aside the storm that raged silently among her thoughts, the bi-coloured wolfess quirked a brow at Shadow. "So," she started, gathering herself to her paws and loping elegantly across the pebbles until her nimble paws found the stream's edge. "You live beside a creek - I hope you've learned to swim during your time here! Fancy a dip?"