Otter Creek Falling to pieces

"Dante was the one who met me when I came back," she said with a bob of her head, "and Blue Willow's still there." Her voice grew quiet when she mentioned Junior's aunt. She'd left on poor terms with the resident healer and had yet to apologize for her actions. Whether or not Blue Willow had noticed her at the brief gathering or not, she didn't know, and she knew the state of the pack was uncertain.

"When dad left he didn't name a leader. He left them to figure it out, so I'm not sure who will lead," she said, shaking her head, "but I bet Willow." She assumed from how Peregrine had said it that neither of them was Alpha already.

"Ty's still there," she confirmed, "but she seems to think dad still cares about us, even though he just ditched us all for his dumb mate." She couldn't help but wrinkle her nose, remembering how Tytonidae had reacted at the pack gathering. "I don't think she realizes he isn't coming back."

To Junior's invitation she only nodded, got to her paws, and readied herself to follow as she'd done when they were younger.