Swiftcurrent Creek Darkness

Arlette realized that she had confused Arric with her randsom blurb of insecurity. She felt a little guilty but he caught onto what she had been talking about. Arlette offered him a soft and apologetic smile. "Sorry I saw those squirrels chasing each other and it just..." She dipped her head.

"I did," she confirmed. "Bellatrix being one of them. Together with Merrit and Thyme. Although Bellatrix I named Mulberry, and Merrit was named Turmeric," she chuckled. She thought of Thyme and wondered if he was alright. She hadn't seen him for a long time. "Their father was named Derg," she explained. "My second mate. He was second in command of the Saints." She then quirked up her lips. "Perhaps I have a thing for that?," she teased a little.

"He went on a mission when the pups were a month old or so. He never returned. I assume something happened to him," she spoke. "I've been longer without him than with him," she admitted. Arlette suddenly did feel old. "Before him there was Kaito. My first love, I was young. We accidentally got pregnant, but he was sweet. My mother not so much. She wasn't happy with me for getting pregnant. She didn't need to worry about it though. When I was close to giving birth I was attacked by a cougar. He died, I lived with the scars to prove it." A soft sigh left her lips. "I soon gave birth but all of them were still born. This all happened in Easthollow, the territory where Kvarsheim lives. I left after that traume, or went with Derg to the Saints when I met him." They had come full circle.

"I stayed at the Saints until after Derg went missing. But when Fury died, that is Sovereign's mother, I just couldn't handle life and had to go away from here," she admitted. "Not my proudest moment. But it seems Sovereign isn't mad at me. Quite the opposite." She then looked at Arric. "Bonding to someone is hard when they can so easily leave you without them wanting to."