Moonspear why is my spirit so silver and pale

Hydra's tongue removed skin from flesh as she worked at the raccoon, loads of fur not a part of her dietary regimen; Alya's words caused Hydra to grin. Crab apples, hm? Maybe for you, they are. For me, they are runty little wolverines. Terrors that enjoy pestering one another and their mother, Hydra's gaze turned to look at Mira as she rumbled, the sound amusing and pleasing to her all at once. Hydra did not mind her sisters with their children, nor their softness for their young; she knew that it meant they would be protected well, and cared for.  Defending Alya from Mira's wrath, Hydra extended her muzzle to brush against a tiny hind to gather her attention, drawling, Mind your manners, Mira. Alya is teaching you an essential lesson; you must always look your best, her tail waved as she regarded Alya. See what I mean? Little terror, though her voice was warm. Her little rumbles meant she had a fighters spirit. And like her mother, and her aunts, Hydra hoped that Mira might come to enjoy bath-time. 

Returning to her food and beginning to tear into the critters vulnerable stomach, Hydra paused to answer Alya. Since Arcturus and Revui... they have mostly kept to themselves. I have said all I could about the matter; I still, in full, do not really understand Arcturus and his sudden change of heart, she admitted. She had shared with Alya how she was not so certain she should have gotten in the middle of their fight, and the whole truth of her outrage with Revui that did not, then, translate as a desire to kill him. Still she did not know the whole of what her brother thought for certain—

No doubt Alya could sense her winding mind, if not for her sudden quiet then for the way she tore at the carcass as she sought the prime pieces to eat. Realizing this, she licked her chops and sniffed at one of her children, feeling grounded for it, and looking again to her sister—grounded entirely. I think they are hurt by it all, too. @Osiris has healed well since his attack, thanks to @Lyra, and from what I hear @Atlas and @Vega have been helpful hunting and patrolling. @Antares always lurks nearby, protecting... @Osiris too... he has told me he wants to become a guardian. I have yet to let any but you and Lyra near the cubs, though, so have not seen them  to speak with them one on one as of late myself, she shared. Soon enough she would be able to escape denmother life to reimmerse herself with the rest, but sooner still her children could come to visit their new siblings.