Pain is nothing but a contender

Vienna smiled back, glad he wasn't offended. She hadn't realized her intentions were so easy to read, though really she should be used to it by now. Her face was an open book. She knew that, she truly did, but it was good to hear him confirm it.

She might understand more than he knew. True, she was far from thinking of mateship, but that did not mean she knew nothing of the connections between two individuals. Even if hers had only been comprised of friendship thus far. "That is stupid that you had to give up friendships for a silly feud. But isn't there a chance that we can mend things, on neutral ground?" She didn't know what to do about Leaf, though she mentally filed the name away. She understood what that hesitance was, his inability to define their relationship spoke volumes to her. She might be naive but she wasn't stupid. She thought to her meeting with Shadow in the meadow a short time ago. "They don't seem so bad, I think they are as upset with the situation as we are now that Fox isn't around." She was optimistic about it. Pretty soon their packs would be okay with one another again, she just knew it.