Swiftcurrent Creek hell is as full as the devil's ego

You too! And Happy New Year! :)

"Thank you, Fal," she said, giving the girl a bump of her nose in warm greeting. Kaskara didn't care what Falwasi had said at the meeting, not really: she had spoken her opinion and that was the part that mattered the most. She felt comfortable in her place in the pack to say what she thought without fear of consequence. While both her leaders had disagreed with her, she hadn't been punished. That's not how they worked here.

"How have you been? I haven't seen you much since we returned." Not that it was a bad thing or Kas was accusing her of anything, but she was genuinely interested to know how she was doing. In her youth, Kas never had very many friends, especially female friends, so knowing that she had three now made her very happy. She didn't want to ruin anything by prying, but she was curious.