The Heartwood stop existing and start living

"Not at all, quite a few do it already." Who exactly had started that trend? Ashton was probably the culprit, yet it wasn't a bad thing. Peregrine definitely did it, and Somnia remembered Finley doing it at least once. But who else had done it? Fox and Grimm may have done it, but she wasn't quite sure. Had Elwood done it at all? It felt like he should have, as he was one of her closest friends, yet she didn't recall a time that he had.

Without another word or thought, Somnia joined Theseus in eating. Despite being raised in a pack that was strict with ranks, the Gamma didn't mind those a lower rank than her eating without permission. She knew what it was like to be at the bottom, and empathy prevented her from being strict on others in lower ranks.