Stone Circle returning

Valette made her way to the border. Usually when there was a stranger she wouldn't hurry too much to respond. She would travel at a comfortable speed instead of rushing to the borders like it was an emergency. Now it seemed, as she arrived, that Merrit beat her to meeting this new lady. Valette approached from deep within the territory. She was surprised to see Merrit. She had the feeling he was more often away from the pack than living with them but she never had the heart to really confront her son with it. She knew the attack on Leta had been tough on him.

"Hello, I'm Valette, the Matriarch of Easthollow," she smiled in greeting, looking far kinder than Merrit. It was still a strange concept that Merrit was so much larger than her. He had been so tiny when he was born. She mostly had females before who stayed around her size when growing up but Merrit had been far taller. It felt strange to be smaller than her own son. She knew that with her latest litter things would be much the same.