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She felt ashamed that her daughter had potentially risked the life of one of her sister’s children- and that Suzu was so out of shape she seemed barely capable of performing a rescue when she needed to. It might be time to send Suzu off on an errand, to get her in better shape. The pack would have to be able to depend on her, too. Mireille praised her daughter, but Chacal felt more could have been done. 

Until Astera stepped forward and meekly explained that she was at fault, for having taken Sobeille to the water. Suzu, it turned out, had merely been trying to resolve the situation, and Astera had been the one to endanger the child’s life. 

She told herself to go east; and to treat Astera as she would any of her children. But some part of her couldn’t help but feel a slight rift develop to learn that one of the children she’d saved- the one most unruly and selfish- had almost caused Sobeille to drown. 

She kept her cool. She reached out to apologetically nuzzle Suzu, hoping the touch would convey the emotion that she could not put into words. 

She turned to Astera, a dark and cold shadow. 

”You ‘ave learned a lesson today. 
Never again, did disobedience I say.” She said. Her voice was calm but low and her form softened as she reached out to touch Astera, now that she felt the child was punishing herself enough.

”I will teach you, Astera, Chéri. 
I will teach you de ways of de sea.” 

She had some learning to do- but there was no point in keeping her from the ocean when it was their most bountiful resource. 

Sobeille remained as resilient as always. She cat a glance to her sister, humour finally finding her eyes. Her sister, as well, would need to do a lot of teaching in order to guide feisty little Miette, who would live to cause chaos another day.