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"Star?" she echoed, almost perplexed. Who gave a shit about Star? Bazi didn't say it out loud, but a look of displeasure swept across her face. She was not particularly taken with the white puffball, who - despite serving the pack as best she could - seemed detached and preoccupied. All that running - for what? The girl's meekness and lack of confidence rubbed Bazi the wrong way, but it wasn't something she could tell Scimitar. His reaction to Danica's exit made it very clear that booting a packmate out because they 'didn't quite fit' was not an option.

"She might just have left," she offered with a light shrug. It wasn't unusual - many wolves had departed the Creek without a word. "Or she's on an extended scouting trip. Did she tell anyone where she was going?"

As much as she hated to admit it, Bazi didn't have a leg to stand on when it came to wolves going missing in the wild. Swiftcurrent had sent a party of three to find her - including some of its strongest, most loyal wolves. She could not in good conscience suggest that they leave Star to fend for herself. The white wolf breathed a slow sigh and refocused her attention on Scimitar's face. "When will you go? Will you take Kaskara?"