Duck Lake so i could buy a diamond ring

"Oh, no, that's quite alright, " she answered politely, though perhaps a bit hastily. She knew of a few recent packs forming in the range at her back, of a few along the Coast, but she had no desire to join them. The people there were strangers and the fall of the former Alpha's pack was too fresh to try integrating herself into another's family. 

"I'll be alright alone, I've managed before, " she reassured though she was not quite certain. At this point, Liri just didn't want to think too much about the future. 

"What about you? You're alone as I am, " she pointed out with a light teasing tone, eager to switch the topic away from herself.