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Lane's breath wooshed out of her in a long sigh as Meerkat slung an arm over her shoulders and offered her word of support. "Thanks." She leaned into the other woman. It didn't seem fair to her that she would be leaving this friend behind now, when their friendship seemed to be blooming so nicely. Meerkat voiced a similar sentiment out loud, wondering if Lane truly thought that moving was their best course of action. 

"I just don't know," Lane admitted. There was no way of knowing what would be best. "But I can't watch them starve. I can't handle seeing their disappointment, when I tell them this place can't support pups in the spring." Wouldn't that make her the worst kind of hypocrite, standing there beside her own illegitimately-conceived pups while she told the mated pairs they weren't allowed to grow their families? Could Duskfire survive that? Lane thought not. 

"It's hard to explain, but Issorartuyok and I.. as long as we rule here, we stand in the shadow of Wintersbane and Tzila. I think that this is why Issorartuyok has chosen a place so far away from everything, and everyone." Although not Moonglow, Lane recalled-- Veteran had mentioned that Moonglow was within easy travelling distance of their promised land. 

"I don't believe in curses, but..." Lane shook her head. "Firefly Glen was hit by a falling star. Wintersbane was struck by lightning." Lane looked to Meerkat helplessly, begging her to confirm that these events were near-unbelievable. "I think we need to do something to change our, uh.. energy." Something big. Something drastic. A completely fresh start didn't seem so crazy, in light of all that had happened.