Jade Fern Grove No one can unring this bell

Tahani had been rattled since the incident with the girl--however innocuous she turned out to be--and kept a close eye on Currituck, too upset to even sleep. now, as the unfamiliar shadow fell across the mouth of their den, she stayed with the pups as Shivali rose to confront it, her own lips peeling back in a snarl.

her ears swiveled back and forth as the Ateneq siblings exchanged words, the grayscale stranger remaining quietly by Siarut's side. finally, she spoke from the shadows, her pale form barely visible in the dim light of the den. "who is this, Siarut?" she asked, gruff but calmer, after his explanation. she knew he wouldn't deliberately put them in harm's way, but questions must be answered. Nanook, he called her. a northern name, but gods knew she did not look northern in the slightest, though Tunerk had proven that coat color did not necessarily disqualify one from the lineage.