Emberwood [m] Lynchpin

it is, praimfaya responds readily. heda means 'commander' in my people's tongue... though the wolves of rivenwood call it graf and it is a role i share with another. still, she respects mahler greatly; looks up to him as a mentor, as she once looked to dacio. though mahler could never replace dacio to her, he fills the role of mentor in a different way; still as equally as important. still, they are my kru; my family. and that thought fills her with some warmth; that somehow and in such a short time they had wormed their way into that role in her life. to call herself rivtrikru when she had went by ripakru — clanless, she had meant to call herself — for so long means she has laid down roots. for good, this time.

she is mid-chew when he nervously — or so it sounds to her — asked if he could ask her something. wasn't that a question? praimfaya teases him with a soft laugh once she swallowed the bit of meat. of course you can. she tells him seriously before taking another small strip; unsure how much she was allowed to take of his kill.