Swiftcurrent Creek But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do.

lord i'm sorry for the wait!!

A pack?! Well, she supposed that made sense, although she would have rather had him back at Brecheliant. Then again, she'd been kicking around Akashingo instead of her family's regular place, and so she couldn't really judge him, and oh, this tied neatly into his questions. . .

I'm fine, Papa, Lilitu replied. Even better now that I've found you. And I—well, at Brecheliant, mostly. Except I, um, sort of got married. To this prince, in a place called Akashingo. They wanted me to marry him and be a princess and so, I did.

Her vivid green gaze met his, gauging his response. It was a lot to chew on. Way more than 'I'm starting a pack.' But then, Lilitu had never been lacking in words.