Northstar Vale When Stars Align

The call rang through the air and roused a drowsy Saarthal from her nap. Her sudden bout of energy and motivation had dwindled away until she was left hollow and weighed down again. There was a distant twisting feeling in the depth of her gut and a certain cloudy bleariness drifted across her vision. Feeling like she was dragging herself out of the depths of an infinite pit, Saarthal pushed herself up with a muted groan and padded her way to the source of the call where a group of her packmates had already gathered. Reiko was there, along with...Reiko lookalike? Oh fuck. Instead of making her feel like absolute shit for being tricked, however, Saarthal felt somehow invigorated. The corner of her lip quirked as she searched for the lookalike's eyes and flashed her a mischievous smile before settling down on her haunches. Maybe it was time to play games again. Life had meaning still...not much, but still there.