Ravensblood Forest I have followed mountain bears

Violante knew desperation - her own all caused from Vex and the rest of her family - but now she was here, with her mate, and their swiftly growing family of sorts. They, too, knew desperation. The Vicera exhaled slowly from her nose, and it rose up in steam around her.

"Lately all manner of desperate wolves have come to me, and I have given every one a home, and the promise of something more." It would be here, in the shelter of the bleeding sequoias, that they would find their safety, and their worth. Straight to the point, she asked, "Do you seek sanctuary?"