Ouroboros Spine but what about your quiet treason?

Please let @Kigipigak post first! Paging @Kukutux!

After they'd woken up, she'd thoroughly bathed herself and the children in a creek. They'd collected an offering of rabbit, vole, and mouse, and she'd wrapped the morsels in a soft beaver fur; a desperate offer and bargain for re-entry into the pack and family.

They were as ready as they could be—it would be up to the wolves of Moonglow to decide their fate. Although they were doing everything "right", she was very much aware how "wrong" they'd acted, and how those implications would factor into the decision of whether or not they'd be accepted.

Asivaq was both nervous and relieved to see Moonglow's territory again; the two conflicting emotions made her stomach churn uncomfortably. She worried her bottom lip as they stood on the borders, as she delayed the inevitable. If she wanted to return—which she did!—she knew she'd have to request her mother's presence. She wasn't sure how Kukutux would react, and while she wasn't emotionally prepared, she knew that this was the right thing to do. Especially for the children. They deserved a stable home, and she knew that Moonglow could give that to them.

Thank you, she breathed as she reached up and preened her husband's chin. And ... I am sorry. She would offer no further explination. Instead, she lifted her head and crooned for her mother.

Anaa, she howled, I am here.