Northstar Vale I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright.

A situation? The thought of what might have happened filled her with dread, did she already have to regret accepting Hime's almost forced offer to help them? Every new problem seemed to weigh on her further. Reiko could barely look forward to the birth of her first litter knowing of all the troubles they would be born in. No sweet paradise for their welcome, but instead, chaos and stress that would plague them since day one. 

Was she truly that terrible of a leader? Was the Empire doomed to fail as well due to her lack of experience? 

Drawn out from her dark thoughts, Ibis spoke of the incident and though it shocked her at first. Wide eyes, exhausted and scared of what she would hear - only to relax as the story continued and her expression fell rather neutral. None of it sounded all too shocking anymore. Perhaps she was getting rather numb to it all. Was she still herself after all?

Ah. Her tone was oddly flat, lacking any light tone to it, any bubbles but rather as flat as a soda sitting out in the sun all day, and as cold as it would be early in the morning of. She's offered her help while I raise the puppies, says she'll help us fix the pack. Even now she felt our to think that the pack was anything but perfect. But maybe Hime knew better, she was the one who lead the clan, after all, the heir who took over and not Reiko.

If she rejected him, it was for good reason... She had to trust Hime's judgment. Once the puppies were old enough for their agreement to fade into step two would she further investigate her sister should she decide to break their accord.