Swiftcurrent Creek please say you love me · pack meeting

Even with Tuwawi's recent absence, her blatant announcement took Danica completely by surprise. She kept her reaction veiled but was unable to stop the initial shock from reaching her features. Leaving and taking the pups? A few weeks ago she would have heard this with apathy, maybe even some congratulations to the couple. And while she did still feel some respect at their initiative to want to start a pack of their own, she had grown used to their presence, especially with her recent habit of denning nearby. She would miss the family. Njal was also one of the wolves she had met first here. To her, he belonged in the creek. It would be different without him.

Bazi looked floored by this, understandably so. Scimtar was quick to ask the question that was now forming in Danica's mind... two parents, four very small pups. The response to this question was not what Danica expected and she looked at Njal, genuinely surprised. He was leaving, taking the Creek's future with him, and he wanted their help in the move? She didn't mind the plea but she didn't think that even she would make such a request of any pack. Here, I'm essentially ripping out your hearts and stealing them away from you, would you help me to carry them to their new location? She truly liked Njal, though, and was really excited for them in this new step in their futures, so if she was asked, she would help. But she would not blame Bazi one bit for flat out refusing the request should she decide to.

One wolf whom Danica did not know did openly offer his services. She eyed him for a second, his accent strange and decidedly hard to decipher, before taking a few steps in order to situate herself closer to Galileo. Since no one had protested their appointment (and Njal had even begun to endorse her, a gesture that gave her even more warm feelings towards the father and former Beta), it seemed they were associates now.