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Lane leaned in to Kukutux's gesture of affection, pressing her forehead against her friend's shoulder. For a fleeting moment she thought she might cry, but when she pulled away she was smiling despite the tears shimmering in her eyes. With friends like Kukutux and children like hers, she had no need to cry. 

"Thanks, Kukutux," Lane said earnestly. "But Duskfire Glacier is my children's home. They still need their mother, and I won't part them from their father." She hesitated. "I have thought about it," she admitted, " And I'm not ready to give up just yet-- not on Duskfire Glacier, and not on your matchmaking." She grinned teasingly. 

As for the children? "Wayfarer is a wanderer at heart, like her mom," Lane laughed, "But she's much more hot-headed than I ever remember being. Veteran is more easy-going, and he's twice the pack wolf I'll ever be. Loyal and dutiful like his father, just a little more.. social, I suppose." Lane's smile twitched a bit wryly. Surely Wintersbane's aloof, chilly nature hadn't escaped Kukutux.