Bearclaw Valley Mission Intent

She nearly dismissed his gratitude- after all, the gifts had been payment for a service received. But she caught herself before she could be impolite, and avoided waving him off. He prothibly shaved Winthlet’th life; we’re grateful for thuh- 

A dark figure moved silently to her side, provoking a swift inhale of breath followed by an exclamation. CRIPTHE! She barked, before she put out a paw against the man’s shoulder, as if to steady herself. She pulled back, and for a moment it looked as if she might give him a hearty smack for the fright he’d given her. She exhaled, forcing a chuckle to strip some of the tension from her shoulders, and shook her head. 
Damnit, She said, as she glanced down, realizing the sudden surprise had caused a little bit of leakage. Sudden factory reset within two weeks of giving birth would do that. Arric- Tvar. Tvar, Arric, She pushed an introduction so the Swiftcurrent leader wouldn’t be concerned. You ever need a thtealth mission accomplished, Tvar’th your man, She joked, giving him a brief side-eye. She hadn’t appreciated the fright, but knew he hadn’t intended to literally scare the piss out of her. He’d be forgiven- later.

Distraction came easily, but in the form of bad news. It got worse, the more Arric spoke; Ameline gawped at him in disbelief, shaking her head when he mentioned pirates- and trying to negotiate the release of three pregnant wolves. It took a moment to digest the news. 

Thapphique? She questioned rhetorically. Damn, thothe are thome tough women… Which meant that the pirates were the worst sort. To kidnap pregnant women? Unforgivable. Oh, Mireille, She breathed, shaking her head. The leader was a prolific one- which made her a likely candidate. Damnit. You think they’re gonna lith-en an’ not harm ‘em? She asked, squinting lightly. If they’d been comfortable stealing pregnant women, what would stop them from hurting them? Oh shit- I jutht thent Twitch (@Vanja) to go thee how they’re doin’. And she’d been wary when she’d set out. This would be one of those “what’s the worst that could happen?” Scenarios that Twitch had dreaded. Ah frick. Yeah, we’ll help out if we can…I’ll call the pack together, thee if we got anyone willing or able to go. You got a plan for when you get there? She asked. She would want her packmates to know what they were walking into.