In the short moments before the male spoke, Blaise held her breath. These were neutral lands, but that did necessarily not mean a spiteful member of the Creek would refrain from attacking her. However, his speech contained an apology, and Blaise relaxed her breath along with the tension in her body. Ironically, the raven-furred brute was a Creek wolf, but there was aggression neither in his words nor body language. Relieved, the gray Xi offered a small smile to go with her response. It's all right, said Blaise kindly. You did nothing to frighten me, Jace. I just thought... I thought you were someone else. No other explanation was needed. The loss of her brother was still close to her heart and Blaise preferred not to discuss it. She hoped he would not ask. Do you know anything about the troubles between our packs? she wondered, curious as well as concerned, and wishing to change the subject. |
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