Duskfire Glacier palace steps

Had Danica heard Hatshepsut's opinion on the fate of their squatters, she would have agreed wholeheartedly to the plan. Not only would it satisfy her anger at the creatures, but it would also serve the purpose of warning away any who would get the same idea.

Danica thought about the question. "In a way I have for a while at least. I joined their previous pack in the early summer, though another led. Njal held Beta, so I have looked to him as a leader for a while." She respected him highly as well. Tuwawi she was growing at a rate that surprised even herself. She was coming to regard the mother as a close friend.

"Why did you choose to follow them?" She'd like to hear what Hatshepsut personally saw in the pack that made her choose to pledge her loyalty.