Swiftcurrent Creek Only hate the road when you're missing home.

The days dragged by, and her heart was no less heavy. She'd begun to yearn for Shadow in ways she'd feared; fleetingly she would consider going back to him and begging his forgiveness, promising to never flee again. But it wasn't that simple. Paar missed him fiercely, the part of him shed learned to love, but knew that she could not accept his harsh, cruel Roman laws.

Paarthurnax steeled herself and pressed on, still holding onto the hope that her former mate would not seek her out. She didn't want to be found, not yet anyway, for she wasn't prepared to explain her reasons for disappearing without warning. Ultimately he would find her: Shadow was a skilled tracker, and her location was so predictable, but it took days to travel between the Creek and the Bypass. It gave her time to think, and continue to contemplate how to tell him that their brief relationship was truly over.

Until the day came when she came face-to-face with her spurned lover, Paar sought to integrate herself once more as a member of Swiftcurrent Creek. She was not sure who remained that she'd known during her previous time in the pack - Galileo, but Paarthurnax had not had the opportunity to get to know him. So she abandoned her little hollow late that cloudy afternoon and head off in search of company to settle her troubled mind.