Lake Rodney Staring death in the face

By her wince, he could tell the medicine stung her, and that was good. It meant the herbs were already doing their job. Kaito lapped up the final assortment of herbs and spread them in a final application to the exposed skin around her wound -- for good measure.

Her answer drew the quirk of his brow, and he passed her a skeptical glance. Not quite the answer he was looking for. With the herbs applied, he turned to the balled up cobwebs, but before he grabbed the dressing in his mouth, he said, "It can take a while, sometimes, I'm sure," wow what sage advice! Like he really knew. The only pack he'd been apart had been his literal family. He'd never tried fitting in anywhere else. "Is it hard? Finding your place in a pack full of wolves you don't know?" Kaito asked in honest curiosity, and grabbed the cobwebs then, allowing Serem his silence, another pause for her to speak.