Blacktail Deer Plateau I Made a Wrong Turn to Right

Pied didn't think anything of Vires's momentary startled reaction. She offered a smile to indicate that no apology was needed and took a few steps closer to her pack mate. Pied knew she should be mindful of her relatively high rank, yet she simply couldn't be bothered with displays of dominance; if anything, submission came more naturally to her. She remained relaxed, her tail brushing against the back of her legs as she came within reach of Vires and touched her nose to her comrade's shoulder.

"Same here," she replied nonchalantly. "Life's good again," she added with a small, thoughtful smile. She suddenly recollected something that might interest Vires. "I ran into Jinx the other day." Pied said nothing else about it yet, letting those words sink in first.