Sun Mote Copse We climbed the Golden Gate Bridge just to watch the stars collide

She knew wolves who would've balked at Corinna's offer, writing her off as disloyal before being given a chance at all. Wildfire found herself taking a deep breath. She wanted to set a precedent right here, right now, that demonstrated how the Firebirds might have borrowed some concepts from Drageda but would outright reject others.

"You'd be welcome for as long as you'd like to stay. All I ask is that you earn your keep while you're here and say goodbye before you leave." Wildfire smiled softly, feeling a strange warmth filling her limbs as she continued, "And you'd be welcomed back anytime." That part was critically important to Wildfire, who would refuse to let the concept of natrona stain the Firebirds.