Sun Mote Copse all my friends are turning green

She was growing fast indeed, but Nellie didn't really notice herself. She could see she wasn't a stumbling puppy anymore, getting her ass licked clean every other day, but she hadn't noticed the change until returning to the Copse. She could now look her mother in the eyes without much effort and blend in with the adults, but when she saw her reflection in the water she just saw Nellie; A selfish almost-adult, still trying to find her way.

Oh shit, Wraen actually wanted to talk with her. That was new, for they hadn't talked since... she was a pup, she guessed. Y'all still as nutty as I remember. She joked, rolling her shoulders as she continued to dig. But yeah, I guess things have changed. My friends are a lot taller than I remember - settling's going fine, nothing to complain about really. She smiled, remembering all the reunions she had had. Some had visited her, some hadn't, but everyone still felt like family. She'd been preparing to be an outcast on her way back to the Firebirds, but instead they were just all glad to have her back. It kinda made her feel even worse about leaving in the first place.

And you? My dad's position was a hard one to fill, I'm sure. But it looked like Wraen was doing a fine job in his stead. Of course, that was only how it looked on the outside with no experience leading anything. Seeing as the pack was still here and with enough food to feed everyone, things must've been going swimmingly while she'd been gone.