Larksong Grotto like a mantle of mystery

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Healing. She anticipated that he would elaborate on that, but instead silence gripped the former Alpha once again. Nyx blinked up at him, unsure how to work with such a vague information. She recalled Mahler's suspicion that perhaps the breeding season had drawn him away for a time, that Wintersbane might've been lured by the call of a she-wolf in her season. It was an explanation Nyx felt inclined to agree with at the time, but the one to come from Wintersbane's maw was far different.

"Well," the lioness said in response, willing to accept that her previous leader wasn't prepared to share further details on his absence. It wasn't really any of her business, anyway. "I'm glad you were able to find us." She sought his broad, dark features to offer the warmth of her smile, entirely unaware that this was not his first approach to Sagtannet's territory.

He asked after her, and she felt a little unsure how to respond. The uprooting of her little family had been difficult, and left her feeling the weight of many emotions. Nyx was unprepared to share these with anyone, however, and so she rolled her peppered shoulder with a dismissive "can't complain." And her children? "They are doing well. Two girls: Elke and Ciri." The latter's mood had been rather soured lately, but despite this the lioness hoped they would thrive on this new spire.