The Sunspire A claim on the mountain

Valette blinked when Rannoch seemed to know Keoni. The mother felt a lump grow in her throat and looked at the grey male with amazement. "That is my daughter," she whispered. "Keoni and Nikai are mine," she confirmed. Though technically they weren't hers but she saw them as her own. She cared for them since they were close to newborns. Valette nodded and looked saddened. "She passed away," she confirmed once more to Rannoch.

Valette never knew what happened to her, and why she lost her tongue. She never asked her daughter. But now she knew it was another wolf that did this to her. No wonder she went from this excitable young female to a calm and collected mute. "I never knew. I never asked what happened. Other wolves can be so cruel. I don't understand," she let out, slightly angry, though of course, it was not directed at Rannoch himself. "Then my offer for you to come visit stands even more. I must repay you for helping and healing my daughter."