Silver Moraine bhagwan, hai kahaan re tu?

he shuffled his paws, feeling a bit sheepish. "i had my uncle with me, for a little while," he added, hoping to alleviate her shock. "but then he died, a few moons after his sister, and so. . .yes, i was alone, then." nothing about his story was heroic. death had left him to fend for himself--that was all. how many orphaned pups could claim the same thing? he had been lucky to survive, but others had had life much worse.

nevertheless, he dipped his head in thanks to speedy, smiling. "thank you," he said sincerely, throat feeling the slightest bit thick. "she was. . .from the little that i knew of her, a wonderful woman." adi sniffled again, feeling another round of tears coming to his eyes. hastily blinking them away, he listened to her explanation instead, focusing on each syllable as he attempted to distract himself once more.

"that's good," he commented, smiling. "but if you need a place to stay, soon, our borders are just to the west, on the plains." he pointed his nose in the direction he'd came, looking back at her. "we have pups, many mouths to feed--we'll take all the hunters we can get." he grinned, unashamed of spilling morningside's need. how else were they going to get the word out? it wasn't as if this sweet girl was going to turn around and lead an army toward dawnlark plains, to take advantage of their weakness. . .

. . .right?