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Kaihra appreciated how calm the red girl kept herself in light of her suspicions. Fox had not shied from any of her questions, and Kaihra now felt a growing conviction she could take the Beta at her word. A part of her still resisted, reminding her it was too soon to tell, but she filed the voice away and allowed some of her wariness to drop from her bones.

Fox's reply did not thrill the dark girl, but she knew the truth in her Beta's words. Kaihra had hoped for a way to determine the character of her packmates before approaching them, but it was becoming clearer and clearer that that would always be a mere fantasy. If she ever wanted to quiet her fears, she would need to know her packmates on level much deeper than mere appearance. Though she did not share Fox's responsibility of leading the pack, Kaihra knew her alphas expected her to learn to live in mutual trust with her new packmates, and while she had known this since before her arrival on the Plateau, she had done little to fulfill her responsibility here. Perhaps now was the time to start.

"I see." came the sum of her thoughts. Her mind still churned with Fox's words. "So what are your expectations?"