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Kaihra barely registered the words of reassurance Peregrine offered the pack. She felt speechless and stunned, and she felt her eyes latch to the Alpha as he tore from the clearing. Two followed - a peppered male she'd never met, and an ashen girl - Finley. She felt her brows knit as she watched her friend leave, and a small sorrow twisted her heart.

Her eyes stung as she turned away to search out Dante and Blue Willow, but only their scent remained where they had once stood. Few wolves remained, and the air hung heavy with sorrow and betrayal. Kaihra felt her mind run numb and she rose to her paws to leave. But as she made her way out, her eyes fell on one she knew, the dark yearling Amelie, and the woman paused. She felt a stirring as she watched her staring broken at the ground and, after a momentary hesitation, Kaihra made a shaky path toward her and gave her a gentle nudge. Then, without a second glance behind, Kaihra turned and removed herself from the clearing.