Blacktail Deer Plateau Here I stand

she tried to listen, but at his explanation of his children's ventures her mind drifted elsewhere. zulema didn't understand that leaving family was normal, she grappled with that idea.

"no... i didn't." zulema gnawed on the inside of her cheek while searching her mind for words that could convey her absence, and there were none. "and- no reyson its not your fault. antigone had always been... well, you know. i miss them, but i recognize his faults in the matter. not that i love him any less. i don't have any hostility towards you, i hope you know that too. i might of been angry, but i had a lot of time to think about it."

she held a saddened smile still and offered a lowly, slow wag of her tail.

"i always thought you were cool. wasn't ever unnerved by ya in the vale. matter of fact made me feel safer there when other packs started to settle nearby."